HYPOMANIA Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

hypomania

noun

Definition of hypomania

as in schizophrenia

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Recent Examples of hypomania And then fifteen years later, divorce uprooted us all; my family-first ethic hadn’t withstood the episodes of depression and hypomania that, eerily for me, took hold of my husband for a handful of years at midlife. — Megan Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025 The imbalance in this case is going to be that hypomania is much less scanned during initial training by the AI than the day-to-day conditions, such as depression and anxiety. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 Cycling between periods of mania or hypomania – high energy and excitement – and depression can have an enormous impact on a person’s daily life, work, and relationships. — New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2025 Schizoaffective disorder is a mental health condition that is marked by a mix of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression, mania and a milder form of mania called hypomania, according to the Mayo Clinic. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hypomania

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Noun

But their loving, attentive mother soon began displaying signs of schizophrenia.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026
After Nijinsky began to show signs of schizophrenia, this mask, or persona, grew disturbed.

— Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of schizophrenia

Noun

In that setting, every user will be screened for cardiac issues and a family history of psychosis, and guided through their trip by two professional facilitators who have a doctor on call—and even then, some users experience a psychotic break or profound dissociative episodes.

— Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
Prosecutors at this second trial say Dominguez, diagnosed with schizophrenia, used heavy and frequent doses of marijuana that heightened his psychosis and led to the attacks.

— Darrell Smith June 8, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026

Definition of psychosis

Noun

You’d be forgiven for reacting with a bit of paranoia, though.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 7 July 2026
The group arrives at the lake during mosquito season, triggering a buzz of paranoia amongst the local lake residents, fearing that Davey’s friends will expose them to contracting HIV from a mosquito bite.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026

Definition of paranoia

Noun

This past month, when the entire city was in the grip of basketball mania, my eyes have felt newly refreshed by the abundance of royal blue and traffic-cone orange on the streets.

— Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
The Knicks were actually good, breaking a 53-year-drought by winning the NBA championship and inspiring acts of passion and mania across the city.

— Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 1 July 2026

Definition of mania

Noun

At the same time, dementia is a complex condition with many contributing factors, including genetics, presence of vascular disease, hearing loss and lifestyle habits like smoking and heavy alcohol use.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
This is a free, online tool developed by doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital to calculate your risks and take steps, through changes to daily habits, that can help decrease the risk of stroke, dementia, heart disease and cancer.

— Allison Aubrey, NPR, 6 July 2026