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What are some words end with the suffix mania?

Here are some words ending in "-mania":

Common Words

* Pyromania: An obsessive desire to set things on fire.

* Kleptomania: An irresistible urge to steal.

* Mania: A state of intense excitement or enthusiasm.

* Nymphomania: An excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire in a woman.

* Megalomania: A delusion of grandeur.

* Bibliomania: An obsessive love of books.

* Claustrophobia: An extreme or irrational fear of enclosed spaces.

* Arachnophobia: An extreme or irrational fear of spiders.

* Agoraphobia: An extreme or irrational fear of open or public spaces.

* Hydrophobia: An extreme or irrational fear of water.

Less Common Words

* Logomania: A compulsion to talk excessively.

* Demonomania: A delusion of being possessed by a demon.

* Ergotism: A disease caused by ingesting ergot, a fungus that can grow on rye.

* Oniomania: An obsession with shopping.

* Dromomania: A compulsion to wander or travel.

Fictional Words

* Supermania: An obsession with superheroes.

* Technomania: An obsession with technology.

* Foodmania: An obsession with food.

Remember, the "-mania" suffix often indicates an obsessive or uncontrollable impulse, desire, or fear.

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