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manic

[man-ik]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or affected by mania.

    Synonyms: , ,


manic

/ ˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. characterizing, denoting, or affected by mania

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person afflicted with mania

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • hypermanic adjective
  • submanic adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of manic1

First recorded in 1900–05, manic is from the Greek word Ծó inclined to madness. See mania, -ic
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of manic1

C19: from Greek, from mania
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Raw pain is etched on Jack's father's face as he finally realises how his undiagnosed mental illness - and erratic manic behaviour - hurt the ones he loves the most.

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Landy concluded Wilson suffered from a schizoid personality with manic depressive features — introverted, painfully shy, unable to show emotion.

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A manic mish-mash of musical styles, it sped up in the verses, and slowed down for the choruses, with all the consistency of a jelly in a heatwave.

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The opening Skyview nightmare is especially great for its 1960s style, manic energy and sheer scale.

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We are, after all, in an era of movie maximalism, and Feig’s film fits right in with the six different endings and two post-credits scenes in “Sinners” and the manic jump cuts in “Drop.”

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