mania

[mey-nee-uh, meyn-yuh] / ˈmeɪ ni ə, ˈmeɪn yə /

NOUN

fixation, madness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

craving craze craziness enthusiasm fad fascination frenzy infatuation lunacy obsession passion rage

STRONG

aberration bee bug compulsion delirium derangement desire disorder fancy fetish furor grabber hang-up insanity monomania partiality preoccupation thing tiger

WEAK

ax to grind bee in bonnet bug in ear fixed idea idée fixe on the brain tiger by the tail

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calmness dislike hate indifference

STRONG

balance conformity hatred soundness

Example Sentences

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That has left the stock market searching for direction after a torrid multiyear rally driven by artificial-intelligence mania has run headlong into the largest oil-supply disruption in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Cole Smead, CEO and portfolio manager of Smead Capital Management, talked about the mania in American capital expenditure cycles, with hyperscalers spending hundreds of billions of dollars on AI.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

All this at a time when Hutchcroft was swinging between episodes of mania and depression.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Artificial-intelligence mania has seemingly disrupted the normal order of the typically cyclical semiconductor industry.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

Like Silicon Valley in the heyday of the Internet bubble, London was the center of a speculative mania about the Americas.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

mania

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