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noun
A chronic mental disturbance characterized by mood swings and depression.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
a mild bipolar disorder that persists over a long time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cyclothymic disorder, cyclic disorder
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bipolar disorder, manic depression, manic depressive illness, manic-depressive psychosis
History
Internationalism. By surface analysis, cyclo- + -thymia.
Across languages
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