major depressive disorder

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  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)də(ɹ)

Noun

major depressive disorder (countable and uncountable, plural major depressive disorders)

  2. (psychiatry) A mental disorder characterized by at least two weeks of pervasive low mood, low self-esteem, and loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities.
    Synonym: MDD (initialism)
    Hypernyms: clinical depression < depression, disorder
    Coordinate terms: persistent depressive disorder, PDD, dysthymia
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