mood swing
noun
: a very noticeable change in mood
It's hard to relate to someone who has such wild/extreme mood swings.
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Does my mood swing drastically based on their attention?
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
That's a big mood swing, and Trump used Americans' economic uneasiness to pave his path back to White House — with promises of fixing it.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025
You Experience Mood Changes An occasional mood swing isn't a cause for concern.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 7 Jan. 2025
But American voters’ verdict in November – denying her the White House, and the Democrats a majority in both chambers of Congress – is typical of a major mood swing in democracies around the world.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
Will the February report highlight more good vibes or another mood swing?
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
Catching early signs of a mood swing can enable people to take countermeasures or seek help before things get bad.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2024
Liane is all about vanity, yet there isn’t a trace of vanity to this performance, which is tethered to Liane’s every volatile mood swing.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2024
Two words – stark, sober words – sum up a dramatic mood swing in Europe that could redefine, and ultimately loosen, the Continent’s decades-old alliance with the United States.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2024
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
That's a big mood swing, and Trump used Americans' economic uneasiness to pave his path back to White House — with promises of fixing it.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025
You Experience Mood Changes An occasional mood swing isn't a cause for concern.
—Cristina Mutchler, Health, 7 Jan. 2025
But American voters’ verdict in November – denying her the White House, and the Democrats a majority in both chambers of Congress – is typical of a major mood swing in democracies around the world.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
Will the February report highlight more good vibes or another mood swing?
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
Catching early signs of a mood swing can enable people to take countermeasures or seek help before things get bad.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2024
Liane is all about vanity, yet there isn’t a trace of vanity to this performance, which is tethered to Liane’s every volatile mood swing.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2024
Two words – stark, sober words – sum up a dramatic mood swing in Europe that could redefine, and ultimately loosen, the Continent’s decades-old alliance with the United States.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2024
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