maniac

ma·ni·ac  (mn-k)

n.

1. An insane person.

2. A person who has an excessive enthusiasm or desire for something: a sports maniac.

3. A person who acts in a wildly irresponsible way: maniacs on the highway.

adj.

Variant of maniacal.

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[From Late Latin maniacus, maniacal, from Greek maniakos, from mani, madness; see men-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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maniac [ˈmeɪnɪˌæk]

n

1. a wild disorderly person

2. a person who has a great craving or enthusiasm for something a football maniac

3. (Psychiatry) Psychiatry obsolete a person afflicted with mania

[from Late Latin maniacus belonging to madness, from Greek]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	maniac - an insane person                     lunatic, madman crazy, looney, loony, nutcase, weirdo - someone deranged and possibly dangerous bedlamite - an archaic term for a lunatic pyromaniac - a person with a mania for setting things on fire madwoman - a woman lunatic diseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness
	2.	maniac - a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something fancier, enthusiast - a person having a strong liking for something
Adj.	1.	maniac - wildly disordered; "a maniacal frenzy" maniacal insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"

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maniac

noun

1. madman or madwoman, psycho (slang), lunatic, loony (slang), psychopath, nutter (Brit. slang), basket case (slang), nutcase (slang), headcase (informal), headbanger (informal) a drug-crazed maniac

2. fanatic, fan, enthusiast, freak (informal), fiend (informal) big spending football maniacs

Translations

maniac [ˈmeɪnɪæk]

A. ADJ → maníaco

B. N

1. → maníaco/a m/f
he drives like a maniac → conduce como un loco

2. (fig) (= enthusiast) → fanático/a m/f, maniático/a m/f
these sports maniacs → estos fanáticos or maniáticos del deporte

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maniac [ˈmeɪniæk] n

(= mad person) → maniaque mf
She was attacked by a maniac with a knife → Elle a été agressée par un maniaque avec un couteau.
He drives like a maniac
BUT Il conduit comme un fou.
I worked like a maniac
BUT J'ai travaillé comme un dingue.

(= fanatic) a religious maniac → un(e) fanatique religieux/euse
a baseball maniac → un(e) mordu(e) du base-ball

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maniac

adj → wahnsinnig

n

→ Wahnsinnige(r) mf, → Irre(r) mf

(fig) these sports maniacs → diese Sportfanatiker pl; you maniac → du bist ja wahnsinnig!

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maniac [ˈmeɪnɪæk] n → maniaco/a
sports maniac (fig) (fam) → maniaco/a dello sport
he drives like a maniac! → guida come un pazzo!

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maniac [ˈmeɪnɪæk] n → maniaco/a
sports maniac (fig) (fam) → maniaco/a dello sport
he drives like a maniac! → guida come un pazzo!

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