manie
French → English
(behavior) Habit: an obsessive or strange way of behaving; quirk
Mon oncle a la manie de ranger ses livres par couleur plutôt que par auteur.
(English) My uncle has the habit of arranging his books by color rather than by author.
Sa manie de se ronger les ongles l'agace profondément quand il est stressé.
(English) His quirk of biting his nails irritates him deeply when he is stressed.
(medicine) Mania: a psychological state of extreme excitement or delusion; obsession
La manie de la persécution empêche ce patient de faire confiance à ses médecins.
(English) The persecution mania prevents this patient from trusting his doctors.
Dans sa phase de manie, il a dépensé tout son argent en une seule nuit.
(English) In his phase of mania, he spent all his money in a single night.
Entry ID: fr:en:manie · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary