manic

Definition of manic in English English dictionary: Of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness; wicked; Colloquial, to exhibit great energy, as one who is in the manic phase of manic depression; manic-depressive; If you describe someone as manic, you mean that they do things extremely quickly or energetically, often because they are very excited or anxious about something. He was really manic He seemed to have an almost manic energy. + manically man·ic·al·ly We cleaned the house manically over the weekend; Of or pert; to, or characterized by, mania, or excitement; {s} of or pertaining to mania, affected with mania; If you describe someone's smile, laughter, or sense of humour as manic, you mean that it seems excessive or strange, as if they were insane. a manic grin; affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason; "a frenzied attack"; "a frenzied mob"; "the prosecutor's frenzied denunciation of the accused"- H W Carter; "outbursts of drunken violence and manic activity and creativity"
manic depression: A psychiatric diagnostic category, now called bipolar disorder, characterised by mood swings between great energy (manic) and clinical depression
manic-depressive: Exhibiting manic depression
manic depression: Another name for Bipolar Disorder
manic depression: a mental illness that causes someone to feel very strong emotions of happiness and sadness in a short period of time
manic depression: (also called Bipolar Disorder) A condition in which a person swings between deep depression and great elation in a short period of time, usually a day or so, and does this continuously for at least a week Drug abuse can sometimes cause similar symptoms See Bipolar Disorder in the Encyclopedia section
manic depression: bipolar disorder: a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression
manic depression: {i} mental disorder characterized by extreme and sudden alternations between depression to euphoria
manic depressive: someone with manic depression
manic depressive: {s} of or pertaining to a manic-depressive psychosis
manic-depressive: suffering from a disorder characterized by alternating mania and depression
manic-depressive: {i} one who suffers from a bipolar psychological disorder, one who suffers from alternating depression and euphoria (Psychology)
manic-depressive: If someone is manic-depressive, they have a medical condition in which they sometimes feel excited and confident and at other times very depressed. She told them that her daughter-in-law was manic-depressive A manic-depressive is someone who is manic-depressive. Her mother is a manic depressive
manic-depressive: a person afflicted with manic-depressive illness suffering from a disorder characterized by alternating mania and depression
manic-depressive: a person afflicted with manic-depressive illness
manic-depressive psychosis: {i} psychological illness characterized by extreme and sudden alternations between depression to euphoria, bipolar disorder (Psychology)
manically: maniacally, madly, insanely, crazily
manically: In a manic manner