"Mania" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
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Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Cf.
Delirium.
Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting
one or many people; as, the tulip mania.
I love the life that living not because I have achieved all my dreams, but because I am very grateful for every little blessing in my life. I grew up hearing that 'half a loaf of bread is better than none.
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A lady was filling her tank at a gas station, smoking a cigarette, even though all the signs say not to. The fumes that came out of the gas tank ignited, severely burning her hands.But it also lit up her arm, too!Instead of rolling on the ground to put it out, she panicked. She took off running down the street.A police car was at the intersection where it happened and he tried to stop her to put out her arm, but she just kept running and screaming. All the officer could think of doing was to shoot her. This took everyone by surprise. The officer ran over to her and put the fire out, then called for an ambulance.When questioned about his course of action to stop her, the officer said, "My only thought was to stop her. After all, she was waving a fire-arm."
As to “irresistible” or "un-con trollable” impulse, see Insanitt
Read the complete definitionIn medical jurispru-dence. A kind of mental unsoundness char-acterized by extreme depression of spirits, ill-grounded fears, delusions, aud brooding over …
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Read the complete definitionLat. Not sound of mind; insane. This is a very general term, embracing all varieties of mental derangement See Insanitt
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