English noun: manic depression | |||
1. | manic depression (state) a mental disorder characterized by episodes of mania and depression | ||
Synonyms | bipolar disorder, manic depressive illness, manic-depressive psychosis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance, major affective disorder | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cyclic disorder, cyclothymia, cyclothymic disorder | ||