WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024man•ic-de•pres•sive /ˈmænɪkdəˈprɛsɪv/USA pronunciation adj. - Psychiatrysuffering from a condition in which there are periods of excitement and confidence followed by depression and anxiety.
n. [countable] - Psychiatrya person suffering from such a disorder.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024man•ic-de•pres•sive (man′ik di pres′iv),USA pronunciation [Psychiatry.]adj. - Psychiatrysuffering from bipolar disorder.
n. - Psychiatrya person suffering from this disorder.
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manic-depressive adj - 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 - a person afflicted with this disorder