manic-depressive

Definitions of manic-depressive
  1. adjective
    suffering from a disorder characterized by alternating mania and depression
    synonyms:
    insane
    afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
  2. noun
    a person afflicted with manic-depressive illness
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    type of:
    diseased person, sick person, sufferer
    a person suffering from an illness
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