hypomania

[ hahy-puh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]

noun

, Psychiatry.

1. a mania of low intensity.

hypomania

/ ˌhaɪpəʊˈmeɪnɪə; ˌhaɪpəʊˈmænɪk /

noun

1. psychiatry an abnormal condition of extreme excitement, milder than mania but characterized by great optimism and overactivity and often by reckless spending of money

Derived Forms

• hypomanic, adjective

Other Words From

• hy·po·man·ic [hahy-p, uh, -, man, -ik], adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypomania¹

First recorded in 1880–85; hypo- + -mania

Example Sentences

But Carey may have been occasionally hampered by an irritability that is also common among those with hypomania.

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