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mania: an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action; a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently

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furore collapse

zealotry collapse

catatonic stupor collapse

fetish collapse: excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a fetish of cleanliness"; a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body; "common male fetishes are breasts, legs, hair, shoes, and underwear"

sick mind collapse

brain damage collapse

daftness collapse

dementia collapse: mental deterioration of organic or functional origin

folie collapse

craving collapse: an intense desire for some particular thing

infatuation collapse: an object of extravagant short-lived passion; foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration

thirst collapse: a physiological need to drink; feel the need to drink

twitching collapse

emotionalism collapse

mental deficiency collapse

mental illness collapse: any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention

elation collapse: a feeling of joy and pride; an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression

obsession collapse: an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

insensibility collapse: a lack of sensibility

abulia collapse: a loss of will power

hysteria collapse: excessive or uncontrollable fear; neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions

unbalance collapse: derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane; "The death of his parents unbalanced him"; throw out of balance or equilibrium; "The tax relief unbalanced the budget"; "The prima donna unbalances the smooth work in our department"

lunacy collapse: obsolete terms for legal insanity

euphoria collapse: a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation

irrationality collapse: the state of being irrational; lacking powers of understanding

enthusiasm collapse: a lively interest; "enthusiasm for his program is growing"; a feeling of excitement

distraction collapse: the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection"; mental turmoil; "he drives me to distraction"; an obstacle to attention

prurience collapse: feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness

sexual desire collapse: a desire for sexual intimacy

hypochondria collapse: chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments

fixation collapse: (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body; the activity of fastening something firmly in position

tic collapse: a local and habitual twitching especially in the face

derangement collapse: a state of mental disturbance and disorientation

melancholia collapse: extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears

disorientation collapse: confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction; "his disorientation was the result of inattention"; a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug)

hunger collapse: strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection"; a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation; feel the need to eat

insanity collapse: relatively permanent disorder of the mind

itch collapse: an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch; have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"; have or perceive an itch; "I'm itching--the air is so dry!"

dejection collapse: a state of melancholy depression

sickness collapse: defectiveness or unsoundness; "drugs have become a sickness they cannot cure"; "a great sickness of his judgment"

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