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man·ic

(măn′ĭk)
adj.
1. Full of or characterized by frenetic activity or wild excitement: a manic fiddler; the manic pace of modern life.
2. Psychiatry Relating to or affected by mania.

[Greek manikos, mad, from maniā, madness; see mania.]
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manic

(ˈmænɪk)
adj
(Psychiatry) characterizing, denoting, or affected by mania
n
(Psychiatry) a person afflicted with mania
[C19: from Greek, from mania]
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man•ic

(ˈmæn ɪk)

adj.
pertaining to or affected by mania.
[1900–05]
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Adj. 1. [画像:manic - affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason]manic - affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason; "a frenzied attack"; "a frenzied mob"; "the prosecutor's frenzied denunciation of the accused"- H.W.Carter; "outbursts of drunken violence and manic activity and creativity"
wild - marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties"
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manic

adjective
1. frenzied, intense, hectic, hyper (informal), frenetic, feverish He was possessed by an almost manic energy.
2. mad, crazy (informal), insane, crazed, wild, lunatic, demented, deranged, demonic, maniacal His face was frozen in a manic smile.
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Translations
يُعاني من خَلَل عَقْلي
maniakální
manisk
mániás
óîuryfirspenntur, ólmur, ofvirkur
maniakálny
aşırı hareketli/heyecanlıçılgın deli

manic

[ˈmænɪk]
A. ADJ
1. (= insane) [person, behaviour] → maníaco ; [smile, laughter, stare] → de maníaco
2. (= frenetic) [activity, energy] → frenético
B. CPD manic depression Nmaniacodepresión f
she suffers from manic depressionsufre maniacodepresión, es maniacodepresiva
manic depressive Nmaniacodepresivo/a m/f
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manic

[ˈmænɪk] adj
(= excitable) [person] → maniaque
[laughter, grin] → hystérique
[activity] → frénétique ; [enthusiasm, energy] → débordant(e)manic depression npsychose f maniaco-dépressive, cyclothymie fmanic-depressive [ˌmænɪkdɪˈprɛsɪv]
adj [person] → maniaco-dépressif/ive, cyclothymique
nmaniaco-dépressif/ive m/f, cyclothymique mf
to be diagnosed as a manic depressive → être diagnostiqué(e) maniaco-dépressif/ive, être diagnostiqué(e) cyclothymique
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manic

adj
(= frenzied) activity, excitementfieberhaft ; energy, personrasend
(= insane) grin, laughter, sense of humourwahnsinnig, irre ; jealousyrasend
(Psych) state, depressionmanisch
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manic

[ˈmænɪk] adj (Psych) → maniaco/a, maniacale
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mania

(ˈmeiniə) noun
1. a form of mental illness in which the sufferer is over-active, over-excited, and unreasonably happy. manie مَرَض الجُنون мания mania mánie die Manie mani μανία manía maania هیجان بی دلیل mania manie שיגעון सनक ludilo, mahnitost őrjöngés, téboly gila, mania oflæti, manía mania 躁病の 조병(躁病) manija mānija mania manie vanvidd, mani szaleństwo بى سببه هيجانى كيدل mania manie маниакальный синдром mánia manija manija mani ความคลั่งไคล้ cinnet, mani 狂躁症 манія پیجان اور تشدّد کے دورے پڑنے کی بیماری chứng điên 狂躁症
2. an unreasonable enthusiasm for something. He has a mania for fast cars. liefde هَوَس، مَيْل مُفْرِط влечение mania mánie der Fimmel mani μανία, πάθος manía, obsesión hullus عشق intohimo manie תאווה बुद्धिभ्रम, पागलपन, सनक, अत्यधिक उत्साह požuda mánia tergila-gila -æði, –della mania 熱狂的愛好 광적인 열중 nenormalus potraukis, silpnybė aizraušanās; apsēstība tergila-gila manie mani mania, słabość علاقه او مينه mania manie мания mánia strast manija mani, dille ความขาดสติ aşırı düşkünlük 狂熱 манія دھن، شدید جذبہ tính ham mê 狂热
ˈmaniac (-ӕk) noun
an insane (and dangerous) person; a madman. He drives like a maniac. maniak مَجْنون، مَهْووس маниак maníaco maniak der/die Wahnsinnige sindssyg person μανιακός maniaco hull دیوانه hullu maniaque מטורף उन्मादग्रस्त, पागल luđak dühöngő őrült orang gila brjálæðingur maniaco, folle 狂人 광적인 사람 maniakas, beprotis maniaks; ārprātīgais orang gila maniak vanvittig person, galning szaleniec ليونى maníaco maniac маньяк maniak blaznež manijak galning, dåre, niding คนบ้า manyak kimse 瘋子 маніяк جنونی người điên 疯子
manic (ˈmӕnik) adjective
1. of, or suffering from, mania. She's in a manic state. manies يُعاني من خَلَل عَقْلي обсебен maníaco maniakální Wahnsinns-... manisk μανιακός maniaco maaniline, maniakaalne دیوانگی maaninen maniaque שיגעון उन्मत्त manijakalan mániás menderita kegilaan óður maniaco 躁病の 조병(躁病)의 maniakinis maniakāls menderita kegilaan manisch manisk maniakalny ليونتوب maníaco de ne­bu­nie маниакальный maniakálny, maniacky maničen maničan manisk เกี่ยวกับความคลั่งไคล้ çılgın, deli 躁狂的 маніакальний دیوانگی سے متأثر thuộc tính gàn dở 躁狂的
2. extremely energetic, active and excited. The new manager is one of those manic people who can't rest even for a minute. manies حَيَوي جِدا، شَديد الحيَوِيَّه والإنْفِعال вманиачен maníaco maniakální verrückt manisk μανιώδης, υπερβολικά ενεργητικός frenético rahutu, sebija بیش فعال kiihkeä excité מְשוּגָע ל- अत्यधिक ऊर्जावान zanesen, pomaman mániákus gila kerja yfirspenntur, ólmur, ofvirkur maniaco 超活動的な 열광적인 nepaprastai aktyvus, energingas apsēsts; enerģijas pārpilns gila kerja manisch overaktiv/-energisk, overspent energiczny, pełen życia قوى او كار ګر turbulento agitat одержимый maniakálny ekstremen maničan manisk กระตือรือร้น aşırı hareketli/heyecanlı 精力過人的 завзятий پر جوش، فعال buồn vui thất thường 精力超人的
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manic

adj maníaco or maniaco
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