manic disorder

/ˌmænɪk dɪˌsɔrdər/

Definitions of manic disorder

1. noun

   a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently
   synonyms: mania

   types:

   craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria

   state of violent mental agitation

   nympholepsy

   a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable

   epidemic hysertia, mass hysteria

   a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation

   type of:

   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