Medical Dictionary

seasonal affective disorder

noun sea·son·al affective disorder \ˌsēz-ən-əl-\

Medical Definition of SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER

:  depression that tends to recur as the days grow shorter during the fall and winter—abbreviation SAD

Browse

How to use a word that (literally) drives some people nuts.
Test your vocab with our fun, fast game
Ailurophobia, and 9 other unusual fears