Definition
The quality or state of having two distinct opposite poles, centers, or extremes, often used in psychology to describe mood disorders or in politics to describe systems with two power centers.
Etymology
From bi- (two) + polarity (from Latin polaris, relating to poles). The term developed in the 19th century first in physics and magnetism, then expanded to psychology in the 20th century with the formal diagnosis of bipolar disorder.
Kelly Says
The word 'bipolarity' helped revolutionize mental health when doctors realized that treating depression alone wasn't enough—they needed to understand that the brain could swing between two opposite emotional states like a pendulum that never stops.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሁለት ጫጫ
hulet ch'ch'a
ARالعربية
الانفصال
al-infisal
BNবাংলা
দ্বিধ্রুবীয়তা
dwi-dhru-bi-yata
CACatalà
bipolaritat
bi-po-la-ri-tat
CSČeština
bipolární
bi-po-la-rni
DADansk
bipolaritet
bi-po-la-ri-et
DEDeutsch
Zweipolärity
tveɪ-poʊ-laːr-i-teɪ
ELΕλληνικά
διπολικότητα
di-po-li-ko-ti-ta
ESEspañol
bipolaridad
bi-po-la-ri-dad
FAفارسی
دو قطبی
do qatabi
FISuomi
bipolariteetti
bi-po-la-ri-tee-tti
FRFrançais
bipolarité
bi-po-la-ri-te
GUGU
બિપોલરિટી
bi-po-la-ri-ti
HAHA
bipolarity
bi-po-la-ri-ti
HEעברית
דו-קוטביות
du-kot-vi-ut
HIहिन्दी
द्विध्रुवीयता
dvidhṛuvīyātā
HUMagyar
bipoláriság
bi-po-la-risag
IDBahasa Indonesia
bipolaritas
bi-po-la-ri-tas
IGIG
bipolarity
bi-po-la-ri-ti
ITItaliano
bipolarità
bi-po-la-ri-ta
KKKK
біполярлық
bi-polar-lyq
KMKM
BIPOLARITY
bi-po-la-ri-ti
MRMR
द्विध्रुवीयता
dvidhṛuvīyātā
MSBahasa Melayu
bipolaritas
bi-po-la-ri-tas
MYမြန်မာ
ဒွိပုံ
dwe-pu-ng
NLNederlands
bipolariteit
bi-po-la-ri-teit
NONorsk
bipolaritet
bi-po-la-ri-et
PLPolski
bipolarność
bi-po-lar-nośc'
PTPortuguês
bipolaridade
bi-po-la-ri-da-de
RORomână
bipolaritate
bi-po-la-ri-ta-te
RUРусский
биполярность
bi-po-lyar-nost'
SVSvenska
bipolaritet
bi-po-la-ri-tet
SWKiswahili
bipolarity
bi-po-la-ri-ti
TAதமிழ்
இருமுனைத்தன்மை
irumu-naith-thanmai
TEతెలుగు
ద్విధ్రువత్వం
dvvi-dhruvatvam
THไทย
ความเป็นสองขั้ว
khwam pen song khaw
TLTL
bipolaridad
bi-po-la-ri-dad
TRTürkçe
ikililik
i-ki-li-lik
UKУкраїнська
біполярність
bi-polar-nist'
VITiếng Việt
tính hai cực
tinh hai cuc
YOYO
bipolarity
bi-po-la-ri-ti
ZUZU
bipolarity
bi-po-la-ri-ti