hypomania

(hī′pō mānē ə, -mānyə; hip′ō-)

noun

a mild form of mania, specif. of the manic phase of bipolar affective disorder

Origin: hypo- + -mania

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See hypomania in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A mild state of mania, especially as a phase of a manic-depressive cycle.

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  • hyˌpo·manˈic (-mănˈĭk) adjective

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