Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index M manic-depressive: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: man•ic-de•pres•sive Pronunciation: (man'ik-di-pres'iv), [key] — Psychiatry. Psychiatry. —adj. suffering from bipolar disorder. —n. a person suffering from this disorder. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: manic-depressive (Thesaurus) manic manic-depressive illness TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Chinese New Year History, Meaning, and Celebrations Current Events This Week: February 2024 Valentine's Day Valentine's Day History Mardi Gras 30 "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Quotes ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: parallax Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language