Bipolar Meaning
/baɪˈpəʊ.lə/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjInvolving or having both extremes or poles at the same time.
adjRelating to both polar regions.
Sentence Examples
Tom has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
Sami was diagnosed as a teenager with bipolar disorder.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Patients with ____ disorder experience extreme mood swings between mania and depression.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She was diagnosed with a ____ disorder that caused major mood swings.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der. Proto-Indo-European *kʷól-os Proto-Hellenic *pólos Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos)der. Latin polus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Late Latin polārislbor. English polar English bipolar From bi- + polar.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"(4) the unipolar-bipolar distinction is important in regard to these personality variables; the trait of extraversion (associated as it is with positive affectivity) may mean that individual variation here leads to a more bipolar pattern; ..."
— 1992, Paul Gilbert, Depression: The Evolution of Powerlessness:
"Pakistan greatly resents this, but its efforts to adjust the complex have involved trying to make it more bipolar (via nuclear weapons), and not to move to another security order."
— 1997, David A. Lake, Patrick M. Morgan, Regional Orders: Building Security in a New World:
"And today, the world has become more and more bipolar."
— 2006, Leandro Herrero, The Leader with Seven Faces: finding your own ways to practice leadership in today's organization:
"And in both visual artists and creative writers, there is a considerably higher risk of affective disorder, more unipolar (depression only) in artists, and more bipolar (mania and depression) in writers, and leading to higher rates of alcoholism and suicide, particularly in writers (Andreasen 1987; DeLong & Aldershof, 1988; Jamison, 1986, 1995)."
— 2005, Barbara E. Bryden, Sundial: Theoretical Relationships Between Psychological Type, Talent, and Disease:
"Since many childhood depressions become more bipolar in adult life, and because Jay's father was bipolar, I added Depakote to "protect" him against this bipolar possibility."
— 2005, Robert H. Coombs, editor, Family Therapy Review: Preparing for Comprehensive and Licensing Examinations:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Patients with ____ disorder experience extreme mood swings between mania and depression.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She was diagnosed with a ____ disorder that caused major mood swings.