mood swing

mood swing
noun
Etymology: mood (I)
: a marked change in mood especially to elation or depression (as in cyclothymia)

certain personality characteristics … such as mood swings, paranoid features and self-punishment drives — E.F.Kerman

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mood swing UK US noun [countable] [singular mood swing plural mood swings]
a sudden, unexpected change in the way that someone feels and behaves, especially when they become very angry or unhappy
Thesaurus: general words for moods and emotionssynonym

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mood swing,
a change, often occurring suddenly, in a person's state of mind, especially as a symptom of a nervous disorder or as a reaction to a drug or medication: »

Psychic derangements may appear when corticosteroids are used, ranging from euphoria, insomnia, mood swings, personality changes, and severe depression (Upjohn Drug Extract).

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n. an abrupt and apparently unaccountable change of mood

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