MONOMANIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mania restricted to one thing or idea

Synonyms:

monomania; possession

Classified under:

Nouns denoting goals

Hypernyms ("monomania" is a kind of...):

cacoethes; mania; passion (an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action)

Derivation:

monomaniacal (obsessed with a single subject or idea)

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