Meanings
suffix-maniac (noun-forming suffix)
- Forms nouns indicating a person who experiences a mania (a type of compulsion or obsession).
Synonyms: -mane
Synonyms & antonyms
suffixForms nouns indicating a person who experiences a mania (a type of compulsion or obsession).
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Translations
Bulgarian -ман, -манка
- -ман (-man)indicating a person who experiences compulsion
- -манка (-manka)indicating a person who experiences compulsion
Catalan -man
- -manindicating a person who experiences compulsion
Danish -man
- -manindicating a person who experiences compulsion
Finnish -maani
- -maaniindicating a person who experiences compulsion
French -mane
- -maneindicating a person who experiences compulsion
Italian -mane
- -maneindicating a person who experiences compulsion
Norwegian Bokmål -man
- -manindicating a person who experiences compulsion
Polish -man
- -manindicating a person who experiences compulsion
Portuguese -maníaco
- -maníacoindicating a person who experiences compulsion
Spanish -mano
- -manoindicating a person who experiences compulsion
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APA
-maniac. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-maniac
MLA
“-maniac.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-maniac. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-maniac,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-maniac.
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