Obsession (5 letters)

{ Answer }

MANIA

{ Related Clues }

Cacoethes
Craze
Enthusiasm
Fanaticism
Fervor
Fixation
Frenzy
Insanity
Looniness
Madness
Rage
Anagram for anima
Beatle follower?
The Beatles, once
Excessive craze
Excessive desire
Excessive enthusiasm
Excessive excitement
Great enthusiasm
Public madness
Beatles phenomenon, e.g.
The Beatles produced it
Furbies, e.g., in 1998
Too much excitement
Enthusiasm gone too far
It's getting carried away
Pokémon card collecting, e.g.

{ Tags }

beatles, craze, day, eg, enthusiasm, excessive, excitement, feeling, fixation, frenzy, it, madness, mania, much, obsession, once, rage, reaction, sale, too, way

{ Notes }

The answer MANIA is seen frequently, appearing about once every 190 puzzles.

{ Definition }

MANIA as a noun:

1. (mania, passion, cacoethes) = an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

2. (mania, manic disorder) = a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently