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major depressive disorder

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.26 in modern English

Syllables
ma-jor de-pres-sive dis-or-der
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

major depressive disorders (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

persistent depressive disorder PDD dysthymia

Synonyms

MDD

Rhymes With

order border payment order disorder social anxiety disorder nature-deficit disorder recorder siphon recorder boarder hoarder warder forder

Questions

What does major depressive disorder mean?
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.

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