bipolar
adjective
bi·po·lar
(ˌ)bī-ˈpō-lər 
1
: having or marked by two mutually repellent forces or diametrically opposed natures or views
2
a
: having or involving the use of two poles or polarities
bipolar generators
bipolar ECG leads
b
electronics
: relating to, being, or using a transistor in which both electrons and holes (see hole entry 1 sense 1b(3)) are utilized as charge carriers (see carrier sense 2e)
3
: relating to, associated with, or occurring in both polar (see polar entry 1 sense 1a) regions
bipolar species of birds
4
psychology
: being, characteristic of, or affected with a bipolar disorder
bipolar patients
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It's often associated with major depressive, bipolar or substance use disorders, report co-author and senior policy director at Healthier Colorado Christina Walker tells us.
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Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
None of the usual descriptors of world order apply anymore: the international system is not unipolar or bipolar or multipolar.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
While Brin hardly ever talks to the press and keeps his life private, all three conditions—Parkinson’s, bipolar and autism—have affected members of his family.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2025
Pino had previously committed Richard to a psychiatric hospital under the state’s Baker Act, one of nine times Richard was involuntarily committed; diagnosed variously as suicidal, paranoid, delusional and bipolar; given temporary stabilizing medication, and released within days.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
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Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
None of the usual descriptors of world order apply anymore: the international system is not unipolar or bipolar or multipolar.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
While Brin hardly ever talks to the press and keeps his life private, all three conditions—Parkinson’s, bipolar and autism—have affected members of his family.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2025
Pino had previously committed Richard to a psychiatric hospital under the state’s Baker Act, one of nine times Richard was involuntarily committed; diagnosed variously as suicidal, paranoid, delusional and bipolar; given temporary stabilizing medication, and released within days.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Bipolar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bipolar. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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