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View synonyms for manic

manic

[man-ik]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or affected by mania.



manic

/ ˈmænɪk /

adjective

  1. characterizing, denoting, or affected by mania

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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 Word Forms

  • hypermanic adjective
  • submanic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of manic1

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

Origin of manic1

C19: from Greek, from mania
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Example Sentences

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Despite this catalog of current and easily predictable future horrors, America keeps up a façade of normality: the manic cheerfulness of TV newscasters, the moronic sitcoms, the contrived crime dramas.

From Salon

Much of the third Test had meandered and drifted, only for a super Sunday to set up a potentially manic Monday.

From BBC

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.

From BBC

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

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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