'Monomania' definitions:
Definition of 'monomania'
(from WordNet)
noun
A mania restricted to one thing or idea [syn: monomania, possession]
Definition of 'Monomania'
From: GCIDE
- Monomania \Mon`o*ma"ni*a\, n. [Mono- + mania.] 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. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Insanity; madness; alienation; aberration; derangement; mania. See Insanity. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'monomania'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absorbed attention,
- absorption,
- application,
- complex,
- compulsion,
- concentration,
- contemplation,
- deep study,
- deep thought,
- engagement,
- engrossment,
- fascination,
- fixation,
- fixed idea,
- hang-up,
- hypercathexis,
- idee fixe,
- immersion,
- intentness,
- involvement,
- irresistible impulse,
- meditation,
- morbid drive,
- obsession,
- obsessive compulsion,
- possession,
- preoccupation,
- prepossession,
- profound thought,
- rapt attention,
- ruling passion,
- single-mindedness,
- studiousness,
- study,
- submersion,
- tic