Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,740,317,722 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

maniac

   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.04 sec.
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.

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

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.maniacmaniac - an insane person                    
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"
insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"

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. ADJmaníaco
B. N
1.maníaco/a m/f
he drives like a maniacconduce como un loco
2. (fig) (= enthusiast) → fanático/a m/f, maniático/a m/f
these sports maniacsestos fanáticos or maniáticos del deporte

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

maniac
adjwahnsinnig
n
Wahnsinnige(r) mf, → Irre(r) mf
(fig) these sports maniacsdiese Sportfanatiker pl; you maniacdu bist ja wahnsinnig!

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

maniac مَجذوب maniak vanvittig person Verrückter μανιακός maníaco raivohullu dingue manijak folle 狂人 미치광이 maniak gærning maniak maníaco маньяк vettvilling คนคลั่ง manyak người điên 疯子


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
In the cell next to him was a drunken wife-beater and in the one beyond a yelling maniac.
Yes, my dear Monsieur Pierre, I owe you a fine votive candle for saving me from that maniac.
]--when in fancy I see his credulous victim, Maximilian, lying stark and stiff in Mexico, and his maniac widow watching eagerly from her French asylum for the form that will never come--but I do admire his nerve, his calm self-reliance, his shrewd good sense.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.