26984 words

bipolar

6 definitions • 7 examples
1
affected by bipolar disorder (= a mental health condition in which a person can at times be very depressed and at other times very excited and energetic):

Examples:

I now realize I have been bipolar since my teens.
She has three children, including an older bipolar daughter.
2
of a cell, having only one structure projecting (= sticking out) from it:

Examples:

retinal bipolar cells
3
in which two countries or areas have most of the power:

Examples:

It quickly became apparent that they did not fit into the bipolar world that both the Soviets and the United States thought they'd created.
4
relating to or having two poles (= ends of a magnet where the force is strongest, one that attracts and one that pushes away iron and steel):

Examples:

a bipolar magnet
5
consisting of two parts, choices, etc., especially when these are opposites:

Examples:

We could move away from a straightforward bipolar system, in which each side has only one of two options.
6
short for bipolar disorder: a mental health condition in which a person can at times be very depressed and at other times very excited and energetic:

Examples:

My parents thought they could cure my sister's bipolar by taking her camping and getting her eating well.

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