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affective disorder

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from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant

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hypernyms (5)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. disturbance
  2. folie
  3. mental disorder
  4. mental disturbance
  5. psychological disorder

hyponyms (9)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. bipolar disorder
  2. clinical depression
  3. depression
  4. depressive disorder
  5. mania
  6. manic depression
  7. manic depressive illness
  8. manic disorder
  9. manic-depressive psychosis

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