| manic-depressive | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | denoting a mental disorder characterized either by an alternation between extreme euphoria and deep depression (bipolar manic-depressive disorder or syndrome) or by depression on its own or (rarely) by elation on its own (unipolar disorder) |
| —n | |
| 2. | Compare cyclothymia a person afflicted with this disorder |
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manic-depressive adj.
Of, relating to, or affected by manic-depressive illness. n.
A person afflicted with manic-depressive illness.