manic

frénétique, déchaîné

Extrêmement excité, actif ou incapable de se contrôler.

En anglais simple : Extremely excited, active, or uncontrolled.

• He gave a manic laugh.
• The kitchen was full of manic activity before dinner.
• We worked at a manic pace all morning.

Synonymes : frantic, frenzied, wild

Contraires : calm

Expressions courantes : manic laughter, manic energy, manic pace

maniaque

Dans un état d’énergie, d’excitation ou de colère inhabituellement fortes pouvant perturber le jugement.

En anglais simple : Having a condition that causes unusually high energy, excitement, or anger and may affect judgment.

• She was manic and barely slept.
• He received treatment after a manic episode.
• The doctor asked whether she had experienced manic symptoms before.

Expressions courantes : manic episode, manic symptoms, manic patient

maniaque

Personne dont un trouble psychique provoque une énergie ou une excitation inhabituellement fortes.

En anglais simple : A person experiencing unusually high energy or excitement because of a mental health condition.

• The report described him as a manic.
• The study compared manics with other patients.
• The old textbook called a patient in this state a manic.

Expressions courantes : a diagnosed manic, an untreated manic