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manic-depressive

[ man-ik-di-pres-iv ]
/ ˈmæn ɪk dɪˈprɛs ɪv /
Psychiatry.
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adjective

suffering from bipolar disorder.

noun

a person suffering from this disorder.

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RELATED WORDS

insane, unhinged, mental, demented, mad, schizophrenic, crazy, lunatic, nuts, sick, psycho, distracted, psychopathic, unbalanced, certifiable

Nearby words

  1. maniac,
  2. maniacal,
  3. manic,
  4. manic depression,
  5. manic disorder,
  6. manic-depressive illness,
  7. manichaean,
  8. manichaeism,
  9. manichaeus,
  10. manichean

Origin of manic-depressive

First recorded in 1900–05
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British Dictionary definitions for manic-depressive

manic-depressive

/ psychiatry /

adjective

denoting a mental disorder characterized either by an alternation between extreme euphoria and deep depression (bipolar manic-depressive disorder or syndrome) or by depression on its own or (rarely) by elation on its own (unipolar disorder)

noun

a person afflicted with this disorderCompare cyclothymia
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Medicine definitions for manic-depressive

manic-depressive

adj.

Of, relating to, or affected by bipolar disorder.

n.

A person who is afflicted with bipolar disorder.
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