manie

Definitions of manie
  1. noun
    an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
    synonyms: infatuatie
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    dipsomanie
    an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
    kleptomanie
    an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive
    monomanie
    a mania restricted to one thing or idea
    necrofilie, necromanie
    an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies
    pyromanie
    an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things
  2. noun
    a sudden desire
    synonyms: aandrift, bevlieging, capriccio, caprice, frats, fratsen, gril, impuls, kunst, kunsten, kuren, kuur, luim, luimen, nuk, nukken, opwelling
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    the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
  3. noun
    a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently
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    delirium, hysterie, ijlkoorts, modegril, modeverschijnsel, zenuwtoeval
    state of violent mental agitation
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