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maniac

/ˈmeɪniˌæk/

Meanings
noun
An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.

Examples :

"The teacher was concerned about the student's behavior; she thought he was a maniac. "
medicine mind person character disease human

Related Words

Illustration organizing

organizing verb

/ˈɔːrɡənaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈɔːrɡəˌnaɪzɪŋ/

To arrange in working order.

"I am organizing my books on the shelf by color. "

Illustration suffers

suffers verb

/ˈsʌfərz/ /ˈsʌfɚz/

To undergo hardship.

"Is anyone here afraid of suffering hardship?"

Illustration behavior

behavior noun

[bɪˈheɪvjə] [bɪˈheɪvjɚ]

Human conduct relative to social norms.

"The child's disruptive behavior in class was a concern for the teacher. "

Illustration obsession

obsession noun

/əbˈsɛʃən/

A compulsive or irrational preoccupation.

"His obsession with winning the school debate tournament consumed all his free time. "

Illustration scrubbing

scrubbing verb

/ˈskrʌbɪŋ/

To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening

"to scrub a floor"

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration thought

thought verb

/θɔːt/ /θɔt/

To ponder, to go over in one's head.

"Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be."

Illustration concerned

concerned verb

/kənˈsɜːnd/ /kənˈsɝnd/

To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

"The upcoming election concerns the future of our city. "

Illustration student

student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration fanatic

fanatic noun

/fəˈnæt.ɪk/

A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause, especially in religion.

"The soccer fanatic painted his entire house in his team's colors and knew every player's statistics by heart. "

Illustration cleaning

cleaning verb

/ˈkliːnɪŋ/

To remove dirt from a place or object.

"Can you clean the windows today?"