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manic disorder

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n.1.(Med.) An affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently.
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Noun1.manic disorder - a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently
affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance, major affective disorder - any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant
delirium, frenzy, hysteria, craze, fury - state of violent mental agitation


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