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hypomania

American  
[hahy-puh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh] / ˌhaɪ pəˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə /

noun

Psychiatry.

  1. a mania of low intensity.

hypomania British  
/ 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

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Other Word Forms

  • hypomanic adjective

Etymology

Origin of hypomania

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

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