Difference between subject and monomania
Definitions
noun
- a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
- (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
- something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
- some situation or event that is thought about
- the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
verb
- cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
- make accountable for
- make subservient; force to submit or subdue
adjective
- possibly accepting or permitting
- likely to be affected by something
- being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
Examples
“Come, come, clerk,” continued he, “catechise him a little on this subject.”
They will also force schools to put more emphasis on teaching basic subjects.
The performance had the legislature, including the subjects of the barbs, rocking with laughter.
Definitions
noun
- a mania restricted to one thing or idea
Examples
His obsession verges on monomania, and he becomes ‘bewitched to her memory’.
Hadley's impending nuptials preoccupied Aunt Grace with a feverish monomania.
To avoid the charge of monomania, the authors are careful to constrain their claims.
