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hypomania

[ hahy-puh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]

noun

, Psychiatry.
  1. a mania of low intensity.


hypomania

/ ˌhaɪpəʊˈmeɪnɪə; ˌhaɪpəʊˈmænɪk /

noun

  1. psychiatry an abnormal condition of extreme excitement, milder than mania but characterized by great optimism and overactivity and often by reckless spending of money
“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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Derived Forms

  • hypomanic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • hy·po·man·ic [hahy-p, uh, -, man, -ik], adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypomania1

First recorded in 1880–85; hypo- + -mania
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Example Sentences

But Carey may have been occasionally hampered by an irritability that is also common among those with hypomania.

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