mood disorder

noun

: any of several psychological disorders (such as major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder) characterized by abnormalities of emotional state

called also affective disorder

Examples of mood disorder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When the clocks spring forward, the incidence of mood disorders, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse all rise. —Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025

Vitamin D More than 40% of adult Americans are deficient in vitamin D. Low levels are linked to fatigue, bone pain, muscle weakness, mood disorders and cognitive decline. —Lina Begdache, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2025

In contrast, 85% of people with any anxiety disorder and almost all people (94%) with a mood disorder were projected to make treatment contact. —New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025

Pushing clinical trials for hydroxychloroquine to treat mood disorders (remember this from COVID?) or promoting something like juicing as a treatment for depression? —Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mood disorder

• boarder
• border
• corder
• order
• warder
• camcorder
• recorder
• reorder
• suborder
• transborder

Kids Definition

mood disorder

noun

: any of several psychological disorders characterized by abnormalities of emotional state

Medical Definition

mood disorder

noun

: any of several psychological disorders characterized by abnormalities of emotional state and including especially major depressive disorder, dysthymia, and bipolar disorder

called also affective disorder