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Recent Examples of monomania
The entire plot of the movie spun out of his love for Princess Peach, and Black’s vocal performance was a delectable weave of monomania and insecurity.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Bernhard’s barely contained incestuous desires (The Loser is only one of a suite of works about brother-sister love and hate, alongside Correction, The Lime Works, and Concrete) are the product of individual psychologies run amok and turned back on themselves, the offshoots of artistic monomania.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
If the father of talk therapy aimed to mitigate our wanting’s intensity, Rorty sought to intervene in its monomania.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2026
The funny thing is, Austin fathered seven children in all, but only Dot, Betty and Helen were coerced into performing, and their father’s monomania is compared, quite alarmingly, to such bullying stage fathers as Murray Wilson (The Beach Boys) and Joe Jackson (The Jackson 5).
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
In this opera about monomania and desperation, the stakes somehow seem low.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
That moniker, which sits on the line between jokiness and monomania, captures the danger.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2024
The monomania of getting into the sky transcends any barrier that puts him on the ground.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2022
Coaches and judges exacerbated students’ monomania.
—Tess McNulty, Harper's Magazine, 10 Aug. 2022
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Bernhard’s barely contained incestuous desires (The Loser is only one of a suite of works about brother-sister love and hate, alongside Correction, The Lime Works, and Concrete) are the product of individual psychologies run amok and turned back on themselves, the offshoots of artistic monomania.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
If the father of talk therapy aimed to mitigate our wanting’s intensity, Rorty sought to intervene in its monomania.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2026
The funny thing is, Austin fathered seven children in all, but only Dot, Betty and Helen were coerced into performing, and their father’s monomania is compared, quite alarmingly, to such bullying stage fathers as Murray Wilson (The Beach Boys) and Joe Jackson (The Jackson 5).
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
In this opera about monomania and desperation, the stakes somehow seem low.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
That moniker, which sits on the line between jokiness and monomania, captures the danger.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2024
The monomania of getting into the sky transcends any barrier that puts him on the ground.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2022
Coaches and judges exacerbated students’ monomania.
—Tess McNulty, Harper's Magazine, 10 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monomania
Noun
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Other contributing factors often include mendacity, obfuscation, obsession, moral bankruptcy, naïveté, misplaced loyalty or trust, and lapse of good judgment.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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This year’s film, whose dynamic energy and biting humour adhere to the customary Looney Tunes tradition, finds Daffy Duck grappling with Elmer Fudd’s latest obsession – soccer – setting the stage for classic Looney Tunes chaos as Daffy Duck heads toward his milestone 90th anniversary in 2027.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The other path is pressing on in your delusions, hoping you will eventually be vindicated.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Several reports find psychosis among those who are addicted and could result in hallucinations, delusions and confusion.—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This, Wright imagined, was one way Proxi might display its analysis of players’ minds, an aerial map of loves, phobias, triumphs, losses, pets, and near misses plus all the associations connecting them.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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In Atlanta, some people living with SAD, as well as social phobia or even simple shyness, are facing their fears in a novel way.—
Hunter Boyce,
AJC.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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