maniac

See also: -maniac

English

Alternative forms

• maniack (obsolete)

Etymology

From French maniaque, from Late Latin maniacus, from Ancient Greek μανιακός (maniakós), adjectival form of μανία (manía, “madness”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪniˌæk/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧ac
• Rhymes: -eɪnɪæk

Noun

maniac (plural maniacs)

1. An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
2. A fanatic, a person with an obsession.

Synonyms

• madling

Derived terms

• brainiac
• trainiac

Related terms

• -maniac
• mania
• maniacal

Translations

insane person

• Armenian: մոլագար (hy) (molagar), մանյակ (hy) (manyak)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瘋子 (zh), 疯子 (zh) (fēngzi), 狂人 (zh) (kuángrén)

• Czech: maniak
• Dutch: maniak (nl), waanzinnige (nl), dolleman
• Finnish: maanikko
• French: maniaque (fr) m, f
• German: Irre (de) m

• Greek: μανιακός (el) m (maniakós)
• Hebrew: משוגע‎‎ (he) (me'shu'ga), מניאק‎‎ (man'iyak) (Slang, Vulgar)
• Italian: maniaco (it)
• Polish: maniak (pl) m
• Portuguese: maníaco (pt) m
• Russian: манья́к (ru) m (manʹják)
• Spanish: maníaco (es), maniaco (es)
• Turkish: manyak (tr)

fanatic, obsessive

• Armenian: մոլագար (hy) (molagar), մանյակ (hy) (manyak)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 狂熱分子, 狂热分子 (kuángrè fènzǐ), (suffix) -迷 (zh) (-mí)

• Czech: maniak m
• Dutch: maniak (nl) m
• Finnish: fanaatikko (fi), kiihkoilija (fi)
• French: maniaque (fr) m, f, cinglé (fr) m, cinglée (fr) f

• Greek: μανιακός (el) m (maniakós)
• Hebrew: מניאק‎‎ (man'iyak) (Slang, Vulgar)
• Italian: maniaco (it)
• Polish: maniak (pl)
• Portuguese: maníaco (pt) m
• Russian: манья́к (ru) m (manʹják)
• Spanish: maniático (es)

Anagrams

• Mancia, caiman, mancia