maniac

See also: -maniac

English

Alternative forms

maniack (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from French maniaque, from Late Latin maniacus, from Ancient Greek μανιακός (maniakós), adjectival form of μανία (manía, “madness”).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪniˌæk/
Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧ac
Rhymes: -eɪnɪæk

Noun

maniac (plural maniacs)

An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
A fanatic, a person with an obsession.

Synonyms

madling

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

insane person

Armenian: մոլագար (hy) (molagar), մանյակ (hy) (manyak)
Catalan: maníac
Chinese:
Mandarin: 瘋子 (zh), 疯子 (zh) (fēngzi), 狂人 (zh) (kuángrén)
Czech: maniak
Dutch: maniak (nl), waanzinnige (nl), dolleman (nl)
Finnish: maanikko
French: maniaque (fr) m or f
German: Irre (de) m

Greek: μανιακός (el) m (maniakós)
Hebrew: משוגע‎ (he) (me'shu'ga), מניאק‎ (man'iyak) (Slang, Vulgar)
Italian: maniaco (it)
Polish: maniak (pl) m
Portuguese: maníaco (pt) m
Russian: манья́к (ru) m (manʹják)
Spanish: maníaco (es), maniaco (es)
Swedish: maniker (sv) c
Turkish: manyak (tr)

fanatic, obsessive

Armenian: մոլագար (hy) (molagar), մանյակ (hy) (manyak)
Catalan: maniàtic
Chinese:
Mandarin: 狂熱分子, 狂热分子 (kuángrè fènzǐ), (suffix) -迷 (zh) (-mí)
Czech: maniak m
Dutch: maniak (nl) m
Finnish: fanaatikko (fi), kiihkoilija (fi)
French: maniaque (fr) m or f, cinglé (fr) m, cinglée (fr) f

Greek: μανιακός (el) m (maniakós)
Hebrew: מניאק‎ (man'iyak) (Slang, Vulgar)
Hungarian: -mániás, -őrült (hu), -bolond (hu)
Italian: maniaco (it)
Polish: maniak (pl)
Portuguese: maníaco (pt) m
Russian: манья́к (ru) m (manʹják)
Spanish: maniático (es)

Anagrams

Mancia, caiman, mancia

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