cyclothymia

[ sahy-kluh-thahy-mee-uh, sik-luh- ]

nounPsychiatry.
  1. a mild bipolar disorder characterized by instability of mood and a tendency to swing between mild euphorias and depressions.

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Origin of cyclothymia

1
First recorded in 1920–25; cyclo- + -thymia

Other words from cyclothymia

  • cy·clo·thy·mic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for cyclothymia

cyclothymia

/ (ˌsaɪkləʊˈθaɪmɪə, ˌsɪk-) /


noun
  1. psychiatry a condition characterized by periodical swings of mood between excitement and depression, activity and inactivity: See also manic-depressive

Derived forms of cyclothymia

  • cyclothymic or cyclothymiac, adjective, noun

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