bipolar
/baɪˈpoʊlər/
noun
- A person who has bipolar disorder.
- The support group welcomes both bipolars and their families.
- As a bipolar, she has learned to recognize the early signs of a mood shift.
- Many bipolars lead successful lives with proper treatment.
adjective
- Relating to or having bipolar disorder, a mental health condition that causes extreme changes in mood, energy, and activity levels.
- The clinic specializes in treating patients with bipolar disorder.
- He was diagnosed with bipolar I disorder after his first manic episode.
- Her bipolar symptoms include periods of deep depression followed by weeks of high energy.
- Having or involving two opposite or contrasting sides, opinions, or characteristics.
- Her personality is bipolar: she can be very shy one moment and extremely outgoing the next.
- The movie presents a bipolar view of good versus evil.
- The country's politics have become increasingly bipolar, with no middle ground.
- Relating to or having two poles (as in a magnet or electrical system).
- A bipolar magnet has both a north and a south pole.
- Bipolar coordinates are used in some physics problems.
- The engineer explained how bipolar transistors work in the circuit.
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