monomania
noun
(no longer in technical use) a psychosis characterized by thoughts confined to one idea or group of ideas.
monomaniac
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a word derived from
monomania.
Example Sentences
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I was that bore, that monomaniac, that moralizer—an idealist.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 8, 2019
Despite his fervour, anchoritic existence and frequent depiction as one-part Don Quixote, one-part Antoni Gaudí and one-part monomaniac, Gallego is very aware of how he is seen in the town and beyond.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 12, 2017
But it’s hard to mine much variety from a character who admits her fanaticism has turned her into a monomaniac.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2015
Chris Christie, who could theoretically be president someday, is a monomaniac.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2015
Such do we usually find the enthusiastic monomaniac.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen
