🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

광기

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gwanggi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Mania/ˈmeɪ.ni.ə/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀의 음악에 대한 광기는 전염성이 있다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An excessive enthusiasm or desire; an obsession.

    "Her mania for collecting rare stamps led her to travel around the world."
  2. 2

    A mental illness marked by periods of great excitement or euphoria.

    "The patient exhibited signs of mania during the psychological evaluation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'mania' originates from the Greek word 'mania', meaning 'madness' or 'frenzy'. It was adopted into Latin and later into English, evolving to describe an excessive enthusiasm or obsession, particularly in a psychological context.

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