monomania
noun
mono·ma·nia
ˌmä-nə-ˈmā-nē-ə 
-nyə
1
: mental illness especially when limited in expression to one idea or area of thought
2
: excessive concentration on a single object or idea
Examples of monomania in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Coaches and judges exacerbated students’ monomania.
—
Tess McNulty, Harper's Magazine, 10 Aug. 2022
Because as is now clear, Putin’s monomania about controlling Ukraine—its military, its economy, its entire sovereignty—stems not from security arrangements, but from pure, unadulterated neo-imperialism, and a desire to reclaim territories Putin believes belong to Moscow.
—Casey Michel, The New Republic, 22 Feb. 2022
The monomania of getting into the sky transcends any barrier that puts him on the ground.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2022
In conceiving the project, Fournier and Marty invented a backstory and built their décor around it with the zany monomania of a Wes Anderson movie.
—Joshua Levine, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2018
The textualist monomania seems to grate especially on Ginsburg, who was famously close with Scalia.
—Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Daily Intelligencer, 28 May 2018
Fischer’s defiant monomania already had many worried during his adolescence.
—Ann Hulbert, Time, 10 Jan. 2018
There are a few problems with the notion that Trump is to blame for our collective political monomania.
—Christopher Beha, Harper's magazine, 10 May 2019
Polar monomania is the subject and driving force behind this curious book, a composite of capsule history, essays and fictionalized memoir.
—Sam Sacks, WSJ, 8 June 2018
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Tess McNulty, Harper's Magazine, 10 Aug. 2022
Because as is now clear, Putin’s monomania about controlling Ukraine—its military, its economy, its entire sovereignty—stems not from security arrangements, but from pure, unadulterated neo-imperialism, and a desire to reclaim territories Putin believes belong to Moscow.
—Casey Michel, The New Republic, 22 Feb. 2022
The monomania of getting into the sky transcends any barrier that puts him on the ground.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2022
In conceiving the project, Fournier and Marty invented a backstory and built their décor around it with the zany monomania of a Wes Anderson movie.
—Joshua Levine, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2018
The textualist monomania seems to grate especially on Ginsburg, who was famously close with Scalia.
—Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Daily Intelligencer, 28 May 2018
Fischer’s defiant monomania already had many worried during his adolescence.
—Ann Hulbert, Time, 10 Jan. 2018
There are a few problems with the notion that Trump is to blame for our collective political monomania.
—Christopher Beha, Harper's magazine, 10 May 2019
Polar monomania is the subject and driving force behind this curious book, a composite of capsule history, essays and fictionalized memoir.
—Sam Sacks, WSJ, 8 June 2018
Dictionary Entries Near monomania
Cite this Entry
“Monomania.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monomania. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
monomania
noun
mono·ma·nia
ˌmän-ə-ˈmā-nē-ə, -nyə
: mental illness especially when limited in expression to one idea or area of thought
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share