"seasonal affective disorder" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} seasonal affective disorder (uncountable)
  1. (psychology) A form of depression associated with the lack of natural light during the winter months. Wikipedia link: seasonal affective disorder Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Psychology, Winter Synonyms: SAD, seasonal mood disorder, seasonal depression Hyponyms: summer blues, summer depression, winter blues, winter depression Related terms: sundowning Translations (Depression associated with lack of natural light in winter): 季節性情緒失調 (Chinese Mandarin), 季节性情绪失调 (jìjiéxìng qíngxù shītiáo) (Chinese Mandarin), aastaajast sõltuv depressioon (Estonian), kaamosmasennus (Finnish), dépression hivernale [feminine] (French), dépression saisonnière [feminine] (French), skammdegisþunglyndi [neuter] (Icelandic), distúrbio afetivo sazonal (Portuguese), trastorno afectivo estacional [masculine] (Spanish), årstidsbunden depression [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-seasonal_affective_disorder-en-noun-XoZROdnt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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