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

Noun

1. a wild disorderly person

2. a person who has a great craving or enthusiasm for something [Late Latin maniacus belonging to madness]

maniacal [man-eye-ak-kl]

Adjective

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) nutcase (slang) headcase (informal) headbanger (informal)

noun 2. fanatic, fan, enthusiast, freak (informal) fiend (informal)

Translations

maniac [ˈmeɪnɪæk] n → maníaco/a;

(fig) → maniático

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maniac [ˈmeɪnɪæk] mania n → maniaque m/f (fig); fou(folle)

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maniac [ˈmeɪnɪæk] mania n → Wahnsinnige(r) f(m), Verrückte(r) f(m) (fig); Fanatiker(in) m(f)

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maniac [ˈmeɪnɪæk] n → maniaco/a