manic-depressive

[man-ik-di-pres-iv]Psychiatry.

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adjective

suffering from bipolar disorder.

noun

a person suffering from this disorder.

Origin of manic-depressive

First recorded in 1900–05

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Related Words for manic-depressive

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

Examples from the Web for manic-depressive

Contemporary Examples of manic-depressive

Saint Laurent was at his best a genius, and at his worst a manic-depressive genius.
Remembering YSL's Muse
Alice Cavanagh
November 7, 2011

Historical Examples of manic-depressive

Aye, prodigious—and dangerous in his manic-depressive state.
Walls of Acid
Henry Hasse
The cases in this family seem all to be instances of manic-depressive insanity.
Being Well-Born
Michael F. Guyer
Such is our view of the etiology of manic-depressive insanity as a whole.
Benign Stupors
August Hoch
Occasionally it shows, superficially, a similarity to the manic-depressive type.
Benign Stupors
August Hoch
A book on "the psychology of manic-depressive insanity" will shortly appear by the editor.
Benign Stupors
August Hoch

British Dictionary definitions for manic-depressive

manic-depressive

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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manic-depressive in Medicine

manic-depressive

adj.

Of, relating to, or affected by bipolar disorder.

n.

A person who is afflicted with bipolar disorder.