cyclothymic disorder
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- noun
- /ˌsaɪkloʊˈθaɪmɪk dɪsˈɔrdər/
- Specialized
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trastorno ciclotímico
- She found it challenging to maintain stable relationships due to her cyclothymic disorder, which made her feel both elated and depressed.
Examples
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I think I have cyclothymic disorder.
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Many people with cyclothymic disorder experience ongoing shifts in mood that may affect their daily lives.
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After years of struggling, he finally received a diagnosis of cyclothymic disorder, helping him understand his emotional ups and downs.
Synonyms
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A long-term condition with mild mood swings between mild depression and times of higher energy
A long-term condition in which moods often change between mild low and mild high feelings
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'cyclothymic' explicitly denotes a mood condition with alternating highs and lows, and adding the noun 'disorder' yields the expected compositional meaning 'a disorder of cyclical mood changes.' The ADJ + disorder pattern is a regular, cross-linguistically common construction, so a learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the full meaning.
Etymology
Cyclothymic disorder comes from two Greek parts: cyclo meaning 'cycle' and thymic meaning 'mood'. That picture of a repeating 'cycle' of moods helps explain why the term describes a long-lasting condition of mild 'ups and downs' in mood.