manic

man·ic  (mnk)

adj. Psychiatry

Relating to, affected by, or resembling mania.

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[Greek manikos, mad, from mani, madness; see mania.]

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manic [ˈmænɪk]

adj

(Psychiatry) characterizing, denoting, or affected by mania

n

(Psychiatry) a person afflicted with mania

[from Greek, from mania]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

manic - 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" frenzied wild - marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties"

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manic

adjective

1. frenzied, intense, hectic, hyper (informal), frenetic, feverish He was possessed by an almost manic energy.

2. mad, crazy (informal), insane, crazed, wild, lunatic, demented, deranged, demonic, maniacal His face was frozen in a manic smile.

Translations

manic [ˈmænɪk]

A. ADJ

1. (= insane) [person, behaviour] → maníaco; [smile, laughter, stare] → de maníaco

2. (= frenetic) [activity, energy] → frenético

B. CPD manic depression N → maniacodepresión f
she suffers from manic depression → sufre maniacodepresión, es maniacodepresiva
manic depressive N → maniacodepresivo/a m/f

manic [ˈmænɪk] adj

(= excitable) [person] → maniaque

[laughter, grin] → hystérique

[activity] → frénétique; [enthusiasm, energy] → débordant(e)
manic depression n → psychose f maniaco-dépressive, cyclothymie f
manic-depressive [ˌmænɪkdɪˈprɛsɪv]

adj [person] → maniaco-dépressif/ive, cyclothymique

n → maniaco-dépressif/ive m/f, cyclothymique mf
to be diagnosed as a manic depressive → être diagnostiqué(e) maniaco-dépressif/ive, être diagnostiqué(e) cyclothymique

manic

adj

(= frenzied) activity, excitement → fieberhaft; energy, person → rasend

(= insane) grin, laughter, sense of humour → wahnsinnig, irre; jealousy → rasend

(Psych) state, depression → manisch

manic [ˈmænɪk] adj (Psych) → maniaco/a, maniacale