"labile affect" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: labile affects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} labile affect (plural labile affects)
  1. (psychology, psychiatry) The presence of rapid, unpredictable, and uncontrollable shifts in one's emotions, which can be a symptom of some psychiatric conditions.
    Sense id: en-labile_affect-en-noun-s1bE00ZV Categories (other): Psychiatry, Psychology Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences
  2. Synonym of pseudobulbar affect. Synonyms: pseudobulbar affect [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-labile_affect-en-noun-6rv6GkcS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67

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