Phrase guide

mood swing

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A rapid and extreme changing in mood, from excessively happy to desperately miserable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

Examples

  • The worst thing about my wife's pregnancy was her awful mood swings.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 情緒波動 /情绪波动 (qíngxù bōdòng) — rapid and extreme changing in mood
  • Dutch: stemmingswisseling — rapid and extreme changing in mood
  • Dutch: stemmingsschommeling — rapid and extreme changing in mood
  • Finnish: mielialan muutos — rapid and extreme changing in mood
  • Finnish: mielialan vaihtelu — rapid and extreme changing in mood
  • French: saute d'humeur — rapid and extreme changing in mood
  • German: Stimmungsschwankung — rapid and extreme changing in mood
  • German: Stimmungsumschwung — rapid and extreme changing in mood
  • Polish: huśtawka nastrojów — rapid and extreme changing in mood
  • Polish: wahania nastroju — rapid and extreme changing in mood
  • Polish: nagłe zmiany nastroju — rapid and extreme changing in mood
  • Russian: перепа́ды настрое́ния (perepády nastrojénija) — rapid and extreme changing in mood
  • Spanish: cambio de humor — rapid and extreme changing in mood
  • Swedish: humörsvängning — rapid and extreme changing in mood