Phrase guide

bipolar disorder

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˌbaɪˈpoʊ.lɚ dɪˈsɔːr.dɚ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A psychiatric diagnostic category, previously called manic depression, characterised by mood swings between great energy (mania) and clinical depression.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: clinical-psychology, human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: manic depression, manic depressive illness, manic-depressive psychosis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: affective disorder, major affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance

Narrower terms: cyclothymia, cyclothymic disorder, cyclic disorder

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

80 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: bipolêre gemoedsversteuring — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Arabic: اضطراب ثنائي القطب — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Arabic: ذهان الهوس والاكتئاب — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Armenian: երկբեւեռ հուզումնավոր խանգարում (erkbeweṙ huzumnavor xangarum) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Armenian: բիպոլյար աֆեկտիվ խանգարում (bipolyar afektiv xangarum) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Armenian: բիպոլյար խանգարում (bipolyar xangarum) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Azerbaijani: bipolyar pozuntu — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Basque: desoreka bipolar — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Belarusian: біпаля́рны разла́д (bipaljárny razlád) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Belarusian: біпаля́рны афекты́ўны разла́д (bipaljárny afjektýwny razlád) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Bulgarian: биполя́рно разстро́йство (bipoljárno razstrójstvo) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Catalan: trastorn bipolar — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Chinese: sò-ut-chèng — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雙相情感障礙 /双相情感障碍 (shuāngxiàng qínggǎn zhàng'ài) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Chinese Mandarin: 躁狂抑鬱症 /躁狂抑郁症 (zàokuángyìyùzhèng) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Chinese Mandarin: 躁鬱症 /躁郁症 (zàoyùzhèng) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Czech: bipolární afektivní porucha — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Czech: bipolární porucha — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Danish: bipolær affektiv sindslidelse — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Danish: bipolar sindslidelse — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Dutch: bipolaire stoornis — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Estonian: bipolaarne häire — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Finnish: kaksisuuntainen mielialahäiriö — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • French: trouble bipolaire — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Galician: trastorno bipolar — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Georgian: ბიპოლარული აფექტური აშლილობა (biṗolaruli apekṭuri ašliloba) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Georgian: ბიპოლარული აშლილობა (biṗolaruli ašliloba) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • German: bipolare Störung — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Greek: διπολική διαταραχή (dipolikí diatarachí) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Greek: διπολική συναισθηματική διαταραχή (dipolikí synaisthimatikí diatarachí) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Hebrew: הפרעה דו־קוטבית — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Hebrew: הפרעה ביפולרית — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Hebrew: הפרעה דו קוטבית — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Hebrew: מחלה בי פולארית — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Hindi: द्विध्रुवी विकार (dvidhruvī vikār) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Hindi: द्विध्रुवीय विकार (dvidhruvīya vikār) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Hungarian: bipoláris zavar — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Icelandic: geðhvörf — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Icelandic: geðhvarfasýki — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Indonesian: gangguan bipolar — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Irish: síocóis mháindúlagrach — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Italian: psicosi maniaco-depressiva — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Japanese: 双極性障害 (sōkyokuseishōgai) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Korean: 조울증 (jouljeung) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Korean: 양극성 장애 (yanggeukseong jang'ae) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Latvian: bipolārie traucējumi — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Latvian: bipolāri afektīvi traucējumi — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Lithuanian: bipolinis sutrikimas — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Lithuanian: dvipolis afektinis sutrikimas — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Macedonian: биполарно растројство (bipolarno rastrojstvo) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Māori: māuiui whaiaro-rua — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Norwegian: bipolar lidelse — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Occitan: tresvirament bipolar — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Odia: ବାଇପୋଲାର ଡିଜଅଡର (bāipolāra ḍijaaḍara) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Persian: اختلال دوقطبی — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Polish: zaburzenie afektywne dwubiegunowe — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Polish: zaburzenia dwubiegunowe — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Portuguese: transtorno bipolar — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Romanian: tulburare bipolară — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Romanian: tulburare bipolară afectivă — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Russian: биполя́рное расстро́йство (bipoljárnoje rasstrójstvo) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Russian: биполя́рное аффекти́вное расстро́йство (bipoljárnoje affektívnoje rasstrójstvo) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Serbo-Croatian: биполарни афективни поремећај — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Serbo-Croatian: биполарни поремећај — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Serbo-Croatian: bipolarni afektivni poremećaj — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Serbo-Croatian: bipolarni poremećaj — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Slovak: bipolárna afektívna porucha — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Slovak: bipolárna porucha — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Slovene: bipolarna motnja — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Spanish: trastorno bipolar — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Swedish: bipolärt syndrom — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Tagalog: kagusutang may dalawang dulo — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Tamil: இருமுனையப் பிறழ்வு (irumuṉaiyap piṟaḻvu) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Telugu: బైపోలార్ డిజార్డర్ (baipōlār ḍijārḍar) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Thai: โรคอารมณ์สองขั้ว (rôok ā-rom sɔ̌ɔng kûua) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Turkish: bipolar bozukluk — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Ukrainian: біполя́рний ро́злад (bipoljárnyj rózlad) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Ukrainian: біполя́рний афекти́вний ро́злад (bipoljárnyj afektývnyj rózlad) — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Vietnamese: rối loạn lưỡng cực — psychiatric diagnostic category
  • Welsh: anhwylder deubegwn — psychiatric diagnostic category