mood disorder
Americannoun
-
Any of a group of psychiatric disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder, characterized by a pervasive disturbance of mood.
-
Also called affective disorder
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In other words, there was no way to be certain on the basis of the studies whether the observed health problems were caused by SSRIs, the underlying mood disorder or some other factor.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025
Bipolar disorder is a debilitating mood disorder characterized by recurring episodes of mania and depression.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2024
Of course, "probable mood disorder" and later "mood disorder NOS" littered the notes of my middle and high school records.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2023
The lyrics discuss her experience of the rare mood disorder cyclothymia, which causes emotional ups and downs that are similar to, but less extreme than, those of bipolar disorder.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2023
There were also signs that my grandfather may have suffered from a mood disorder.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
