Noun: hypomania ,hI-pu'mey-nee-u
- A mild mental and behavioral disorder, characterized by euphoria and uninhibited behaviour but no significant functional impairment
"During episodes of hypomania, she would engage in excessive shopping sprees"
Derived forms: hypomanias
Type of: disturbance, folie [archaic], mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder
Encyclopedia: Hypomania