hypomania

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

nounPsychiatry.
  1. a mania of low intensity.

Origin of hypomania

1
First recorded in 1880–85; hypo- + -mania

Other words from hypomania

  • hy·po·man·ic [hahy-puh-man-ik], /ˌhaɪ pəˈmæn ɪk/, adjective, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for hypomania

hypomania

/ (ˌhaɪpəʊˈmeɪnɪə) /


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

Derived forms of hypomania

  • hypomanic (ˌhaɪpəʊˈmænɪk), adjective

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