seasonal affective disorder
11SAD (seasonal affective disorder) — Depression that tends to occur (and recur) as the days grow shorter in the fall and winter. It is believed that affected persons react adversely to the decreasing amounts of light and the colder temperatures as the fall and winter progress.… …
12seasonal affective disorder — noun Date: 1983 depression that tends to recur as the days grow shorter during the fall and winter abbreviation SAD …
13seasonal affective disorder — recurrent winter depression characterized by oversleeping, overeating, and irritability, and relieved by the arrival of spring or by light therapy. Abbr.: SAD [1980 85] * * * …
14seasonal affective disorder — noun A form of depression associated with the lack of natural light during the winter months. Syn: SAD …
15seasonal affective disorder — n. SADS, depression that recurs during the fall or winter months as the days grow shorter; syndrome characterised by depressions that repeat once a year at the same (usually during the fall or winter months) …
16seasonal affective disorder — noun depression associated with late autumn and winter and thought to be caused by a lack of light …
17seasonal affective disorder — see SAD …
18seasonal affective disorder — UK / US noun [uncountable] an illness that affects some people during the time of year when there is very little light from the sun and that makes them feel tired and unhappy …
19seasonal affective disorder — sea′sonal affec′tive disor′der n. psi recurrent winter depression characterized by oversleeping, overeating, and irritability and relieved by the arrival of spring or by light therapy Abbr.: SAD • Etymology: 1980–85 …
20seasonal affective disorder — noun a type of clinical depression that is triggered by the climatic conditions associated with a particular season. Also, SAD …