noun

• A mild form of mania, marked by elation and hyperactivity.

  ‘As noted earlier, patients suffering from mania or hypomania seldom consult psychoanalysts.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘A mild to moderate level of mania is called hypomania.’
  • ‘The clinical presentations of this disorder are broad and include mania, hypomania and psychosis.’
  • ‘Without proper treatment, however, hypomania can become severe mania in some people or can switch to depression.’
  • ‘This family's story illustrates the concrete relationship between mania and hypomania.’