(manic depressive)

  • 1manic-depressive — manic depressives also manic depressive ADJ 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… …

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  • 2manic depressive — UK US noun [countable] [singular manic depressive plural manic depressives] someone who suffers from manic depression Thesaurus: people who are ill or have a medical conditionhyponym general words …

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  • 3manic-depressive — n. (Med.), A person suffering from {manic depressive psychosis}. [PJC] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4manic-depressive — manic depression ► NOUN ▪ a mental disorder marked by alternating periods of elation and depression. DERIVATIVES manic depressive adjective & noun …

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  • 5manic-depressive — [man′ikdē pres′iv, mān′ikdē pres′iv] adj. designating, of, or having a psychotic disorder characterized by alternating periods of mania and mental depression: see BIPOLAR (AFFECTIVE) DISORDER n. a person who has this psychosis manic depression n …

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  • 6manic depressive — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms manic depressive : singular manic depressive plural manic depressives someone who suffers from manic depression Derived word: manic depressive adjective …

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  • 7manic-depressive — 1. Pertaining to a m. psychosis (bipolar disorder). 2. One suffering from such a disorder. * * * man·ic de·pres·sive .man ik di pres iv adj characterized by or affected with either mania or depression or alternating mania and depression (as in… …

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  • 8manic depressive — noun (C) someone who suffers from manic depression manic depressive adjective …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9manic-depressive — adjective Date: 1902 characterized by or affected with either mania or depression or alternating mania and depression (as in bipolar disorder) • manic depressive noun …

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  • 10manic depressive — see manic depressive …

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