Both Uses of
mania
in
War and Peace
- "They say old maids have a mania for matchmaking, and though I don't feel that weakness in myself as yet, I know a little person who is very unhappy with her father.†
Chpt 1
- "It's all this mania for opposition," he went on.†
Chpt 10 *
Definition:
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(mania as in: mania surrounding the big event) extremely strong enthusiasm -- often widely shared for something in particular