Manic Definition

mănĭk
adjective
Full of or characterized by frenetic activity or wild excitement.
A manic fiddler; the manic pace of modern life.
American Heritage
Having, characterized by, or like mania.
Webster's New World
Extremely or excessively excited, elated, etc.
Webster's New World

(psychiatry) Suffering from mania; the state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
Antonyms:

Origin of Manic

  • Greek manikos mad from maniā madness mania

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • mania +"Ž -ic; Ancient Greek μανικός (manikos).

    From Wiktionary

Manic Sentence Examples

  • I had many manic daydreams of being a teacher who had numerous friends.

  • The music is a bit disjointed and becomes ever more manic toward the end.

  • Manic depression is characterized by severe high and low moods.

  • Manic depression requires the development of a long-term treatment program.

  • Lithium-A medication prescribed to treat the manic (excited) phases of bipolar disorder.

More Sentences

Related Articles

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to manic using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

MMAMAN

Words Ending With

CICNIC

Unscrambles

manic

Words Starting With M and Ending With C

Starts With M & Ends With CStarts With MA & Ends With CStarts With M & Ends With IC

Word Length

5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With M5 Letter Words Ending With C