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Derangement of the mind in regard of a single subject only; also, such a concentration of interest upon one particular subject or train of ideas to show mental derangement. Syn. -- Insanity; madness; alienation; aberration; derangement; mania. See

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Derangement of the mind in regard of a single subject only; also, such a concentration of interest upon one particular subject or train of ideas to show mental derangement. Syn. -- Insanity; madness; alienation; aberration; derangement; mania. See Insanity.

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  • MANIAC
    Raving with madness; raging with disordered intellect; affected with mania; mad.
  • DERANGEMENT
    The act of deranging or putting out of order, or the state of being deranged; disarrangement; disorder; confusion; especially, mental disorder; insanity. Syn. -- Disorder; confusion; embarrassment; irregularity; disturbance; insanity;
  • SINGLE-BREASTED
    Lapping over the breast only far enough to permit of buttoning, and having buttons on one edge only; as, a single-breasted coast.
  • SUBJECTION
    1. The act of subjecting, or of bringing under the dominion of another; the act of subduing. The conquest of the kingdom, and subjection of the rebels. Sir M. Hale. 2. The state of being subject, or under the power, control, and government
  • SUBJECTIST
    One skilled in subjective philosophy; a subjectivist.
  • SUBJECTNESS
    Quality of being subject.
  • ABERRATION
    A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer; called annual aberration, when the observer's motion is that of the earth in its orbit,
  • TRAINING
    The act of one who trains; the act or process of exercising, disciplining, etc.; education. Fan training , the operation of training fruit trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall radiate from the stem like a fan. -- Horizontal training
  • SINGLE-ACTING
    Having simplicity of action; especially , acting or exerting force during strokes in one direction only; -- said of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.
  • TRAINABLE
    Capable of being trained or educated; as, boys trainable to virtue. Richardson.
  • CONCENTRATION
    The act or process of removing the dress of ore and of reducing the valuable part to smaller compass, as by currents of air or water. (more info) 1. The act or process of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being
  • INTERESTED
    1. Having the attention engaged; having emotion or passion excited; as, an interested listener. 2. Having an interest; concerned in a cause or in consequences; liable to be affected or prejudiced; as, an interested witness.
  • SINGLE-HANDED
    Having but one hand, or one workman; also, alone; unassisted.
  • MANIABLE
    Manageable. Bacon.
  • SUBJECTLESS
    Having no subject.
  • PARTICULARITY
    1. The state or quality of being particular; distinctiveness; circumstantiality; minuteness in detail. 2. That which is particular; as: Peculiar quality; individual characteristic; peculiarity. "An old heathen altar with this particularity."
  • PARTICULARLY
    1. In a particular manner; expressly; with a specific reference or interest; in particular; distinctly. 2. In an especial manner; in a high degree; as, a particularly fortunate man; a particularly bad failure. The exact propriety of Virgil
  • SINGLE-HEARTED
    Having an honest heart; free from duplicity. -- Sin"gle-heart"ed*ly, adv.
  • SUBJECTIVE
    Modified by, or making prominent, the individuality of a writer or an artist; as, a subjective drama or painting; a subjective writer. Syn. -- See Objective. Subjective sensation , one of the sensations occurring when stimuli due to internal causes
  • INTERESTINGNESS
    The condition or quality of being interesting. A. Smith.
  • DISREGARDFULLY
    Negligently; heedlessly.
  • DISINTERESTING
    Uninteresting. "Disinteresting passages." Bp. Warburton.
  • STRAINABLE
    1. Capable of being strained. 2. Violent in action. Holinshed.
  • OMENTAL
    Of or pertaining to an omentum or the omenta.
  • MEGALOMANIA
    A form of mental alienation in which the patient has grandiose delusions.
  • RESTRAINABLE
    Capable of being restrained; controllable. Sir T. Browne.
  • EXPERIMENTAL
    1. Pertaining to experiment; founded on, or derived from, experiment or trial; as, experimental science; given to, or skilled in, experiment; as, an experimental philosopher. 2. Known by, or derived from, experience; as, experimental religion.
  • UNINTERESTED
    1. Not interested; not having any interest or property in; having nothing at stake; as, to be uninterested in any business. 2. Not having the mind or the passions engaged; as, uninterested in a discourse or narration.
  • NYMPHOMANIA
    Morbid and uncontrollable sexual desire in women, constituting a true disease.
  • ALIMENTALLY
    So as to serve for nourishment or food; nourishing quality. Sir T. Browne.
  • INSTRUMENTAL
    Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for, an instrument, esp. a musical instrument; as, instrumental music, distinguished from vocal music. "He defended the use of instrumental music in public worship." Macaulay. Sweet voices mix'd with instrumental
  • ICONOMANIA
    A mania or infatuation for icons, whether as objects of devotion, bric-a-brac, or curios.
  • DECALCOMANIA; DECALCOMANIE
    The art or process of transferring pictures and designs to china, glass, marble, etc., and permanently fixing them thereto.
  • ELEUTHEROMANIAC
    Mad for freedom.

 

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