maniac

Meaning

1. An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
2. (figuratively) A fanatic, a person with an obsession.
3. (Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of sex maniac.

Synonyms

lunatic

madman

maniacal

crazy

frantic

loony

loco

mad

bigot

berserk

enthusiast

insane

nuts

fanatic

nut

person in the grip of an obsession

batty

furious

hothead

idiot

kook

looney

madwoman

mania

monomaniac

nutty

partisan

phrenetic

psycho

rabid

sectary

wacko

zealot

insane person

meshuggeneh

religionist

round the bend

rompish

meshugge

wrothful

around the bend

luny

balmy

barmy

bats

berserker

bonkers

choleric

crackers

crank

Translations

maniaque

maníaco

maníaco

pazzo

maniaco

μανιακός

forcené

fou

waanzinnige

waanzinnig

dîn

dolleman

maniak

folle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmeɪniˌæk/

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.