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monomaniac

/ˌmɒn.əʊˈmeɪ.ni.æk/

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noun

/ˌmɒn.əʊˈmeɪ.ni.æk/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее человека, патологически одержимого одной идеей, темой или интересом, часто в ущерб всему остальному.

A noun referring to a person who is pathologically obsessed with a single idea, subject, or interest, often to the exclusion of all else.

  1. Obsessive personC1formal

    A person who is excessively focused on a single idea, subject, or goal to the exclusion of all else.

    ruОдержимый человек

    • He was a monomaniac about cleanliness, scrubbing every surface twice a day.
    • The inventor became a monomaniac, working only on his perpetual motion machine.
    • She was a monomaniac for justice, dedicating her entire life to one legal case.

    Synonymsfanaticmaniacobsessivezealot

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