"manic" meaning in English

See manic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmænɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-manic.wav Forms: more manic [comparative], most manic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ænɪk Etymology: From mania + -ic; Ancient Greek μανικός (manikós). Doublet of maniac. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mania|ic}} mania + -ic, {{uder|en|grc|μανικός}} Ancient Greek μανικός (manikós), {{doublet|en|maniac}} Doublet of maniac Head templates: {{en-adj}} manic (comparative more manic, superlative most manic)
  1. Of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness; wicked. Translations (of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness): 躁狂 (zàokuáng) (Chinese Mandarin), 狂躁 (kuángzào) (Chinese Mandarin), manický (Czech), maaninen (Finnish), maniaque [feminine, masculine] (French), allumé (French), maníaco (Galician), maniático (Galician), übersteigert (German), überdreht (German), überschäumend (German), μανιακός (maniakós) [masculine] (Greek), maniaco (Italian), maníaco (Portuguese), maniac [masculine] (Romanian), маниака́льный (maniakálʹnyj) (Russian), maniático (Spanish), manyak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-manic-en-adj-61-1IVWv Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness': 88 12
  2. (psychiatry) Suffering from mania, the state of an abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels. Categories (topical): Psychiatry, Emotions Translations (suffering from mania): 狂躁症 (Chinese Mandarin), maaninen (Finnish), maniaque [feminine, masculine] (French), maníaco (Galician), maniático (Galician), manisch (German), maniakalisch [obsolete] (German), maniaco (Italian), manisk (Norwegian Bokmål), manisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), maníaco (Portuguese), маниака́льный (maniakálʹnyj) (Russian), manisk (Swedish), manyak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-manic-en-adj-PjRf~Ds6 Disambiguation of Emotions: 11 58 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 67 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 8 70 22 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 8 68 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 76 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 71 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 73 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 9 55 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 72 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 76 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 10 70 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 76 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 6 76 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 78 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 9 76 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 11 69 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 3 79 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 54 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 10 70 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 78 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 79 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 10 71 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 10 71 19 Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences Disambiguation of 'suffering from mania': 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: manic-depressant, manic depression, manic-depression, manic-depressive, manic depressive, manic-depressiveness, manic pixie dream girl

Noun

IPA: /ˈmænɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-manic.wav Forms: manics [plural]
Rhymes: -ænɪk Etymology: From mania + -ic; Ancient Greek μανικός (manikós). Doublet of maniac. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mania|ic}} mania + -ic, {{uder|en|grc|μανικός}} Ancient Greek μανικός (manikós), {{doublet|en|maniac}} Doublet of maniac Head templates: {{en-noun}} manic (plural manics)
  1. A person exhibiting mania.
    Sense id: en-manic-en-noun-8YNI-~PH

Inflected forms

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      "word": "manic depression"
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    {
      "word": "manic-depressive"
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          "ref": "2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn’t disappoint”, in The Guardian, London, archived from the original on 2017-01-20:",
          "text": "Reuniting the cast of Trainspotting for a new adventure 21 years on could have gone badly. The BBC's misjudged This Life + 10, bringing the cast of the iconic 90s TV drama back together, is a case in point. But [Danny] Boyle and his four musketeers give it just the right frantic, jaded energy and manic anxiety.",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zàokuáng",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness",
      "word": "躁狂"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "kuángzào",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness",
      "word": "狂躁"
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness",
      "word": "manický"
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness",
      "word": "maaninen"
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      "word": "maniaque"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness",
      "word": "allumé"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness",
      "word": "maníaco"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness",
      "word": "maniático"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness",
      "word": "übersteigert"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness",
      "word": "überdreht"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness",
      "word": "überschäumend"
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness",
      "word": "maniaco"
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness",
      "word": "maníaco"
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness",
      "word": "maniático"
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "suffering from mania",
      "word": "狂躁症"
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      "sense": "suffering from mania",
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