manic

UK /ˈmænɪk/ US /ˈmænɪk/

adj 2noun 2

Definitions

adj

Characterized by mania or craziness; wicked.

Reuniting the cast of Trainspotting for a new adventure 21 years on could have gone badly. The BBC's misjudged This Life + 10, bringing the cast of the iconic 90s TV drama back together, is a case in point. But [Danny] Boyle and his four musketeers give it just the right frantic, jaded energy and manic anxiety.

Suffering from mania (the state of an abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels).

noun

A person exhibiting mania.

noun

A member of the Manic Street Preachers

Collocations

ADJ.

angry

VERB + MANIC

bursts, gave, heard, made, makes, making

MANIC + NOUN

activity, episode, footsteps

PREP.

through

ADV.

already, extremely

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by r

frenzied

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Reuniting the cast of Trainspotting for a new adventure 21 years on could have gone badly. The BBC's misjudged This Life + 10, bringing the cast of the iconic 90s TV drama back together, is a case in

Wiktionary

Tom has periods of debilitating depression followed by bursts of manic activity.

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Mennad was going through an angry manic state.

Tatoeba · #8001319

Mennad's antidepressant made him extremely manic.

Tatoeba · #8007332

Mennad thinks Prozac is making him manic.

Tatoeba · #8007338

Mennad is already manic.

Tatoeba · #8007339

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