mania

mania, obsession

noun mah-NEE-ah Rare

Origin: From Greek mania (madness, frenzy).

Also means

craze, fad

Usage Note

Mania in everyday Italian ranges from a harmless obsession or habit (ho la mania dell'ordine — I'm obsessed with tidiness) to a clinical sense of mania. The plural manie commonly means quirks or pet habits. The related adjective is maniaco (manic, obsessive).

Examples

"Ha la mania di controllare il telefono ogni cinque minuti."

Natural Translation

He has the obsession of checking his phone every five minutes.

Literal Translation

He-has the mania of to-check the phone every five minutes.

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