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noun Psychiatry.
any mental disorder, as depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, or cyclothymia, in which a major disturbance of feelings or emotions is predominant.
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Also called mood disorder .
Words nearby affective disorder
affectional, affectional orientation, affectionate, affectionately, affective, affective disorder, affective fallacy, affective psychosis, affectless, affenpinscher, afferent
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How to use affective disorder in a sentence
Studies show seasonal affective disorder is four times more common in women than men.
Ariel Leve on why seasonal affective disorder does a disservice to those of us committed to year-round despair.
British Dictionary definitions for affective disorder
affective disorder
noun
any mental disorder, such as depression or mania, that is characterized by abnormal disturbances of mood
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Scientific definitions for affective disorder
affective disorder
[ É™-fÄ•k′tÄv ]
See mood disorder.
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