hypermania

noun

hy·​per·​ma·​nia ˌhī-pər-ˈmā-nē-ə 

-nyə

plural hypermanias

: a heightened level of psychological mania

… has been diagnosed with conditions that include borderline personality disorder, hypermania and schizophrenia.

—Rob Johnson

hypermanic

ˌhī-pər-ˈma-nik 

adjective

It was like listening to directions from some hypermanic yokel: by the end of the third paragraph you just want to ask whether it's right or left at the end of the street.

—Martin Amis

Word History

Etymology

hyper- + -mania

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above