Manic
adjective
Showing wild and apparently deranged excitement and energy.
Her eyes were wide and manic.
Often appears as...
- manic excitement
- manic energy
adjective
Relating to or affected by mania.
A manic depressive
Often appears as...
- manic phase
- manic symptoms
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Showing wild and apparently deranged excitement and energy.
Her eyes were wide and manic.
Often appears as...
- manic excitement
- manic energy
adjective
Relating to or affected by mania.
A manic depressive
Often appears as...
- manic phase
- manic symptoms
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Charge
Manic implies extreme behaviours driven by emotions, not just high energy.
The crowd was manic with joy after the victory.
Pro Tip 2/3Uncontrolled State
Use 'manic' to suggest a loss of control, almost like a frenzy.
The stock market had a manic day, with people buying and selling in a panic.
Pro Tip 3/3Possible Negative
'Manic' can be positive or negative, often depending on if it's unwelcome or excessive energy.
His manic enthusiasm at 3 a.m. was not appreciated.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Charge
Manic implies extreme behaviours driven by emotions, not just high energy.
The crowd was manic with joy after the victory.
Pro Tip 2/3Uncontrolled State
Use 'manic' to suggest a loss of control, almost like a frenzy.
The stock market had a manic day, with people buying and selling in a panic.
Pro Tip 3/3Possible Negative
'Manic' can be positive or negative, often depending on if it's unwelcome or excessive energy.
His manic enthusiasm at 3 a.m. was not appreciated.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Charge
Manic implies extreme behaviours driven by emotions, not just high energy.
The crowd was manic with joy after the victory.
Pro Tip 2/3Uncontrolled State
Use 'manic' to suggest a loss of control, almost like a frenzy.
The stock market had a manic day, with people buying and selling in a panic.
Pro Tip 3/3Possible Negative
'Manic' can be positive or negative, often depending on if it's unwelcome or excessive energy.
His manic enthusiasm at 3 a.m. was not appreciated.
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We're building a...
to people who are bipolar and about to enter the manic phase. Such people tend to become overspenders, compulsive gamblers. They could do this, and you'd have no clue that's what they were picking up on. I gave this example to a bunch of computer scientists once and afterwards, one of them came up to me.
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Our natural sleep cycle...
So the culture, the northern aboriginal culture, traditionally has been highly seasonal. In winter, there's a lot of sleeping going on; you enjoy your family life inside. And in summer, it's almost manic hunting and working activity very long hours,
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Depression, the secret...
was a beloved friend who I had known for many years, and who had had a psychotic episode in her freshman year of college, and then plummeted into a horrific depression. She had bipolar illness, or manic depression, as it was then known.
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Gregory Stock: To...
to the wealthy who want to protect their children, to just about everybody else. And in that process that's going to morph from being just for diseases, to being for lesser vulnerabilities, like risk of manic depression or something,
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What is bipolar...
interspersed with long periods of depression. For someone seesawing between emotional states, it can feel impossible to find the balance necessary to lead a healthy life. Type 1's extreme highs are known as manic episodes,
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Robert Gupta: Music is...
he had a kind of manic glint in his eyes, he was lost. And he was talking about invisible demons and smoke, and how someone was poisoning him in his sleep. And I was afraid,
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Joshua Walters: On being...
Some of you are in the field, I can see. I can feel your noise. The first half of high school was the struggle of the manic episode, and the second half
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How to spot a liar PIPE...
It's a much more noisy world. So one challenge we have is to remember, oversharing, that's not honesty. Our manic tweeting and texting can blind us
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Safari Live - Day 12 PIPE...
very very interesting prospects that is for certain well I think all of us need to take a deep breath and compose ourselves after that manic
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A juror's reflections on...
in my mind, Bobby was going to be manic. But, surprisingly, he was very calm. And for two hours, he and I sat there and talked about life,
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We're building a...
to people who are bipolar and about to enter the manic phase. Such people tend to become overspenders, compulsive gamblers. They could do this, and you'd have no clue that's what they were picking up on. I gave this example to a bunch of computer scientists once and afterwards, one of them came up to me.
Video examples
Our natural sleep cycle...
So the culture, the northern aboriginal culture, traditionally has been highly seasonal. In winter, there's a lot of sleeping going on; you enjoy your family life inside. And in summer, it's almost manic hunting and working activity very long hours,
Video examples
Depression, the secret...
was a beloved friend who I had known for many years, and who had had a psychotic episode in her freshman year of college, and then plummeted into a horrific depression. She had bipolar illness, or manic depression, as it was then known.
Video examples
Gregory Stock: To...
to the wealthy who want to protect their children, to just about everybody else. And in that process that's going to morph from being just for diseases, to being for lesser vulnerabilities, like risk of manic depression or something,
Video examples
What is bipolar...
interspersed with long periods of depression. For someone seesawing between emotional states, it can feel impossible to find the balance necessary to lead a healthy life. Type 1's extreme highs are known as manic episodes,
Video examples
Robert Gupta: Music is...
he had a kind of manic glint in his eyes, he was lost. And he was talking about invisible demons and smoke, and how someone was poisoning him in his sleep. And I was afraid,
Video examples
Joshua Walters: On being...
Some of you are in the field, I can see. I can feel your noise. The first half of high school was the struggle of the manic episode, and the second half
Video examples
How to spot a liar PIPE...
It's a much more noisy world. So one challenge we have is to remember, oversharing, that's not honesty. Our manic tweeting and texting can blind us
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 12 PIPE...
very very interesting prospects that is for certain well I think all of us need to take a deep breath and compose ourselves after that manic
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A juror's reflections on...
in my mind, Bobby was going to be manic. But, surprisingly, he was very calm. And for two hours, he and I sat there and talked about life,
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Gaspar Noe
Argentinian Director
Sometimes you don't want to abandon a project to go to another move and come back, so maybe because I have a manic obsession I stick to my idea, and I'd rather wait than do something that is not my main passion.
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Chris Gethard
American Actor
Getting help for my issues was one of the hardest things I've ever done, because when I get dangerously sad or manic, those feelings seek to perpetuate themselves.
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Michaela Coel
My sets are not peaceful. It's a beautiful catastrophe. I am running around like a headless chicken. I don't sleep because I am writing. It's manic.
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Erik Hassle
Swedish Musician
I was brought up with a lot of love in my family, and I've always been supported. My family has always protected me in a sort of manic way.
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Robin Williams
American Comedian
Do I perform sometimes in a manic style? Yes. Am I manic all the time? No. Do I get sad? Oh yeah. Does it hit me hard? Oh yeah.
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Gurinder Chadha
English Director
My pregnancy was great, but the last three weeks were manic because my blood pressure was going up and up.
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Carrie Fisher
American Actress
The world of manic depression is a world of bad judgment calls.
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Wyatt Cenac
American Comedian
I can't be manic without it feeling false to me.
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Kirsten Dunst
Actress
I don't find I'm manic at all. I'm very chill.
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Elizabeth Hurley
Actress
I'm manic about my schedule.
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Gaspar Noe
Argentinian Director
Sometimes you don't want to abandon a project to go to another move and come back, so maybe because I have a manic obsession I stick to my idea, and I'd rather wait than do something that is not my main passion.
Quote examples
Chris Gethard
American Actor
Getting help for my issues was one of the hardest things I've ever done, because when I get dangerously sad or manic, those feelings seek to perpetuate themselves.
Quote examples
Michaela Coel
My sets are not peaceful. It's a beautiful catastrophe. I am running around like a headless chicken. I don't sleep because I am writing. It's manic.
Quote examples
Erik Hassle
Swedish Musician
I was brought up with a lot of love in my family, and I've always been supported. My family has always protected me in a sort of manic way.
Quote examples
Robin Williams
American Comedian
Do I perform sometimes in a manic style? Yes. Am I manic all the time? No. Do I get sad? Oh yeah. Does it hit me hard? Oh yeah.
Quote examples
Gurinder Chadha
English Director
My pregnancy was great, but the last three weeks were manic because my blood pressure was going up and up.
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Carrie Fisher
American Actress
The world of manic depression is a world of bad judgment calls.
Quote examples
Wyatt Cenac
American Comedian
I can't be manic without it feeling false to me.
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Kirsten Dunst
Actress
I don't find I'm manic at all. I'm very chill.
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Elizabeth Hurley
Actress
I'm manic about my schedule.
Example 1 of 10
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