maniac
noun/ˈmeɪniæk/
/ˈmeɪniæk/
- (informal, sometimes offensive) a person who behaves in a dangerous, violent or wild way and who you think is crazy or strange The use of the word maniac to refer to somebody who has a mental illness is offensive. synonym madman
- He was driving like a maniac.
- a homicidal/knife-wielding maniac
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sex
- genocidal
- homicidal
- …
- like a maniac
- a person who has an extremely strong interest in or enthusiasm for something, to an extent that other people think is strange synonym fanatic
- He's a movie maniac.
- I love winter food because I am a soup maniac.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sex
- genocidal
- homicidal
- …
- like a maniac
- (old use, psychology) a person who has a severe mental illness, especially mania
- the ravings of a maniac
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sex
- genocidal
- homicidal
- …
- like a maniac
Word Originearly 16th cent. (as an adjective): via late Latin from late Greek maniakos, from mania ‘madness’, from mainesthai ‘be mad’.
Check pronunciation:
maniac