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mania a mental disorder characterized by great excitement and occasionally violent behaviour mania [′mān·yə] (psychology) Excessive enthusiasm or excitement; a violent desire or passion; manifestation of a psychotic disorder. Mania ancient Roman goddess of the dead. [Rom. Myth.: Zimmerman, 159] See : Death How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The marshals, cleared of wrongdoing in May, shot Alpizar because he suffered a conniption fit linked to his bipolar disorder. He was inarguably the central focus of the series, its fulcrum--even though he spent so much of his time just standing around in the kitchen or the living room with his hands in his pockets, as Irene Ryan or Max Baer or Donna Douglas had conniptions over some foolishness or other. He created a black budget for the bomb that would have sent his generals into conniptions had they only known about it. |
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