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bipolar disorder
noun
: any of several psychological disorders of mood characterized usually by alternating episodes of depression and mania
called also bipolar illness, manic depression
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First Known Use
1972, in the meaning defined above
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“Bipolar disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bipolar%20disorder. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
bipolar disorder
noun
: any of several psychological disorders of mood characterized by alternating episodes of depression and mania
Medical Definition
bipolar disorder
noun
: any of several mood disorders characterized usually by alternating episodes of depression and mania
Note: The mania experienced in bipolar disorder may be of the euphoric or irritable type or both.
called also bipolar affective disorder, bipolar illness, manic depression, manic-depressive illness
compare major depressive disorderMore from Merriam-Webster on bipolar disorder
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about bipolar disorder
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