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. Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 12 Steps to a New Year New Year's Resolution to Slim Down? Martin Luther King Speeches Books of the Bible: Old Testament Books in Order ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: avatar Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language