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Madness vs Manic - What's the difference?

madness | manic |

As a noun madness

is the state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.

As an adjective manic is

(psychiatry) suffering from mania; the state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.

madness

English

Noun

  • The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.
  • rash folly

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    * sanity

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    manic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (psychiatry) Suffering from mania; the state of abnormally elevated or irritable mood, arousal, and/or energy levels.
  • Of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness; wicked.