Maniac
/ˈmeɪ.niˌæk/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
"She was driving like a maniac."
- 2 an insane person wordnet
- 3 A fanatic, a person with an obsession. figuratively
"He's a manga maniac."
- 4 a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something wordnet
- 5 Ellipsis of sex maniac. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Adjective
- 1 wildly disordered wordnet
Example
More examples"I can understand German as well as the maniac that invented it, but I talk it best through an interpreter."
Etymology
From mania + -ac. Borrowed from French maniaque, from Late Latin maniacus, from Ancient Greek μανιακός (maniakós), adjectival form of μανία (manía, “madness”). Compare manic.