mood disorder

American  

[mood-dis-awr-der] / ˈmud dɪsˌɔr dər /

noun

plural

mood disorders

1. Psychiatry. any of various conditions characterized by abnormally high or low mood or random mood shifts.

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mood disorder Scientific  

/ mo̅o̅d /

1. Any of a group of psychiatric disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder, characterized by a pervasive disturbance of mood.

2. Also called affective disorder

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Other Word Forms

• mood-disordered adjective

Example Sentences

Dr Heggie said Mr Pearson was discharged into police custody after being assessed by a psychiatrist who found no evidence of a mood disorder or psychotic illness.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

Leno in January filed a since-granted petition to become conservator of his wife’s person — including her medical decisions — after her diagnoses with advanced dementia and a mood disorder.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2024

After completing the Composite International Diagnostic Interview, a fully structured and validated diagnostic tool to establish mood disorder diagnoses, 241 participants were included in the study.

From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023

At one point, Ben cuts Devi to the core when he savagely quips that she has an undiagnosed mood disorder.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2023

There were also signs that my grandfather may have suffered from a mood disorder.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi