seasonal affective disorder

English

Noun

seasonal affective disorder (uncountable)

1. (psychology) A form of depression associated with the lack of natural light during the winter months.

Synonyms

• SAD
• seasonal mood disorder
• seasonal depression

Hyponyms

• summer blues
• summer depression
• winter blues
• winter depression

Translations

Depression associated with lack of natural light in winter

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 季節性情緒失調／季节性情绪失调 (jìjiéxìng qíngxù shītiáo)

• Estonian: aastaajast sõltuv depressioon (et)
• Finnish: kaamosmasennus (fi)
• French: dépression hivernale (fr) f, dépression saisonnière (fr) f
• Icelandic: skammdegisþunglyndi n
• Portuguese: distúrbio afetivo sazonal (pt)
• Spanish: trastorno afectivo estacional m
• Swedish: årstidsbunden depression c

See also

• sundowning