Phrase guide

manic depression

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of bipolar disorder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, uncountable

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

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bipolar disorder

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: bipolar disorder, 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

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 躁鬱症 /躁郁症 (zàoyùzhèng) — bipolar disorder (dated)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 躁狂抑鬱症 /躁狂抑郁症 (zàokuángyìyùzhèng) — bipolar disorder (dated)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雙相情感障礙 /双相情感障碍 (shuāngxiàng qínggǎn zhàng'ài) — bipolar disorder (dated)
  • Czech: maniodepresivní psychóza — bipolar disorder (dated)
  • Danish: maniodepressiv sindslidelse — bipolar disorder (dated)
  • Finnish: maanis-depressiivinen häiriö — bipolar disorder (dated)
  • Greek: μανιοκατάθλιψη (maniokatáthlipsi) — bipolar disorder (dated)
  • Indonesian: manik depresi — bipolar disorder (dated)
  • Italian: sindrome maniaco-depressiva — bipolar disorder (dated)
  • Japanese: 躁鬱病 (sōutsubyō) — bipolar disorder (dated)
  • Turkish: manik depresyon — bipolar disorder (dated)