maniac Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an insane person
    madman; lunatic.
  2. noun a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something
  3. adjective satellite wildly disordered
    maniacal.
    • a maniacal frenzy

WordNet


Ma"ni*ac adjective
Etymology
F. maniaque. See Mania.
Definitions
  1. Raving with madness; raging with disordered intellect; affected with mania; mad.
Ma"ni*ac noun
Definitions
  1. A raving lunatic; a madman.

Webster 1913