Monomaniac

/ˌmɒnəʊˈmeɪnɪæk/

Synonyms for "monomaniac" (28 found)

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Noun(7 words)
monomania casemonomania patientmonomania subjectobsessiveobsessivessingle-minded personzealot

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diagnostic labeldiseased personhumanindividualmedical termpersonpsychiatric termsick personsufferer

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clinical casecollectordiagnosed patientworkaholic

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monomaniac behaviormonomaniac fixationmonomaniac scholarmonomaniac tendenciesmonomaniacal focus

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Karl is an egocentric monomaniac.

Source: tatoeba (10071808)

To talk nonsense, or poetry, or the dash between the two, in a tone of profound sincerity, and to enunciate solemn discordances with received opinion so seriously as to convey the impression of a spiritual insight, is the peculiar gift by which monomaniacs, having first persuaded themselves, contrive to influence their neighbours, and through them to make conquest of a good half of the world, for good or for ill.

Source: wiktionary

Harry knew now that the old man was crazy, or at least a monomaniac, and, though he seemed harmless enough, it was of course possible that he might be dangerous.

Source: wiktionary

He had never yet been able to determine whether the old man was a consummate hypocrite or a religious monomaniac.

Source: wiktionary

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