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Meaning of habromania | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ˌhæbɹə(ʊ)ˈmeɪni(j)ə/

Definitions

a form of insanity characterised by delusions of a cheerful or joyous nature

dated, uncountable

Examples

“Melancholy, says one, is a morbid sadness; mania is a prolonged anger. Various madnesses of expansive forms, certain monomanias of Esquirol, have been regarded as morbid gaieties (amenomania of Rush, habromania), just like the hilarious form of mania so frequent among adolescents.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

habronema habronematid habronemiasis Habrough habs Habsburg