hypermania
hypermania — noun
1. an extreme form of mania in which a person shows dangerously high levels of ener
an extreme form of mania in which a person shows dangerously high levels of energy and excitement, often with poor judgment and an unrealistically cheerful mood
Dr. Hansen admitted Ingrid after her hypermania caused her to laugh uncontrollably for hours.
collocation: admitted [patient] after [condition]
During a hypermania episode, Keiko spent her entire savings on ten identical cameras.
pattern: during a hypermania episode
The clinic treated Suresh for hypermania after he danced without stopping for two days.
Zola told the ward nurse her shopping list was a coded message from the CIA.
Elena's family rushed her to hospital when hypermania led her to give away her savings.
- severe mania
a broader term; hypermania specifically stresses the extreme end of the spectrum
- acute mania
emphasises sudden onset and intensity, often used interchangeably in psychiatry
- severe depression
the opposite pole in bipolar mood disorders
用法筆記
Hypermania describes an intensified form of mania. In clinical settings, it signals a severity that often calls for urgent hospital care. Distinguish from everyday excitement or ordinary high energy, which do not involve the loss of judgment seen in hypermania.