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adj. Psychiatry Relating to, affected by, or resembling mania. [Greek manikos, mad, from maniā, madness; see mania.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
manic (adj.)
1902, from mania (q.v.) + -ic. The clinical term manic depressive also is from 1902, but manic depression is first attested 1958.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| manic | |
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| affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason; "a frenzied attack"; "a frenzied mob"; "the prosecutor's frenzied denunciation of the accused"- H.W.Carter; "outbursts of drunken violence and manic activity and creativity" [syn: frenzied] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
manic1 [ˈmӕnik] adjective
of, or suffering from, mania
Example: She's in a manic state.
manic2 [ˈmӕnik] adjectiveExample: She's in a manic state.
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extremely energetic, active and excited
Example: The new manager is one of those manic people who can't rest even for a minute.
See also: maniac, mania, "manic" in any languageExample: The new manager is one of those manic people who can't rest even for a minute.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
- Relating to, affected by, or resembling mania.
| The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
Main Entry: 2manic
Function: noun
: an individual affected with mania
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Main Entry: 1man·ic
Pronunciation: 'man-ik
Function: adjective
: affected with, relating to, or resembling mania
—man·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Manic
Man"ic\, a. [Gr. ? mad, frenzied.] (Med.) Of or pert. to, or characterized by, mania, or excitement.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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