Monomania (adj)
mon-oh-may-nee-a
Exaggerated or obsessive enthusiasm for or preoccupation with one thing.
Someone who displays monomania is known as a monomaniac.
Example sentences
“His obsession verges on monomania.”
“He is the novel’s most famous character, and an easily recognisable symbol of monomania.”
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