MONOMANIAS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

monomanias

noun

plural of monomania

as in schizophrenias

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Noun

It’s been a long journey of taking note of current events, including where the world is going, as well as people’s obsessions and fears.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Despite the lavish visuals of the series’ foray into medieval Hungary, the connection between Báthory and Lizzie is thin at best, mostly coming off as an excuse for Murphy to write in his own obsessions into the show.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of obsessions

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Cage plays Roy, a gifted con artist with obsessive-compulsive disorder whose tics, phobias and elaborate rituals have turned his immaculate home into a fortress against the world.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Turns out that the star had quite the number of phobias to conquer.

— Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Definition of phobias

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