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What (who) is monomania - definition
MENTAL ILLNESS INVOLVING AN UNHEALTHILY INTENSE OBSESSION WITH ONE SPECIFIC THING
Monomaniac; Monomaniacal
Monomania
·noun Derangement of the mind in regard of a single subject only; also, such a concentration of interest upon one particular subject or train of ideas to show mental derangement.
monomania
¦ noun obsessive preoccupation with one thing.
Derivatives
monomaniac noun & adjective
monomaniacal adjective
monomania
n.
Hallucination, illusion, delusion, self-deception, partial insanity, insanity on one subject.
Wikipedia
Monomania
In 19th-century psychiatry, monomania (from Greek monos, one, and mania, meaning "madness" or "frenzy") was a form of partial insanity conceived as single psychological obsession in an otherwise sound mind.: 155 : 26
Examples of use of monomania
1. As his aggressive monomania increased, so too did his weird monkey pout.
2. When he plays only his black athletes in the championship finals, his monomania is presented as a good thing.
3. It demands more than a token nod towards the cabinet colleagues, although such a diminution of Brownite monomania would be welcome.
4. The vignette is dismaying because it seems symptomatic of a blinkering monomania that may have prevented obsessed persons from facing facts.
5. And so on." The exhibits at the National Constitution Center can correct the monomania of some liberals by reminding them that the Constitution expresses the philosophy of natural rights÷ People have various rights, including and especially the right to property and self–government.