Manie
German
Etymology
16th century, from Latin mania, from Ancient Greek μανία (manía).
Pronunciation
Noun
Manie f (genitive Manie, plural Manien)
- (medicine) mania
- strange compulsion, tic, fixation, mania (but perhaps weaker than in English, touches on unrelated Manier (“mannerism”))
- Er hat diese Manie, immer alle Fenster zu überprüfen, bevor er nach draußen geht.
- He has that compulsion to check all windows whenever he goes outside.
Declension
Declension of Manie [feminine]
Derived terms
Further reading
- Manie on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Manie” in Duden online
- “Manie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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