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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
maniac
▪ I. ma·niac [maniac maniacs] BrE [ˈmeɪniæk] NAmE [ˈmeɪniæk] noun
1. (informal)a person who behaves in an extremely dangerous, wild or stupid way
Syn: ↑madman
•He was driving like a maniac.
2. a person who has an extremely strong desire or enthusiasm for sth, to an extent that other people think is not normal
Syn: ↑fanatic
3. (psychology)a person suffering from ↑mania
•a homicidal maniac
Word Origin:
early 16th cent. (as an adjective): via late Latin from late Greek maniakos, from mania madness, from mainesthai ‘be mad’.
▪ II. ma·niac adjective only before noun
•a maniac driver/fan/killer
Main entry: ↑maniacderived
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