CYCLOTHYMIA

cyclothymia, cyclothymic disorder, cyclic disorder

(noun) a mild bipolar disorder that persists over a long time

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cyclothymia (countable and uncountable, plural cyclothymias)

(medicine) A chronic mental disturbance characterized by mood swings and depression.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

1 February 2025

GRIP

(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”


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Coffee Trivia

The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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