affective disorder

noun

plural affective disorders

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

… other research reviews … note that there's insufficient evidence to support cannabinoids (including both CBD and THC) for affective disorders, like bipolar disorder.

—Steph Coelho

see also seasonal affective disorder

Examples of affective disorder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His analysis of 100,000 Georgian documents and 21st-century medical research pointed to bipolar affective disorder Type 1 — defined in part by at least one severe manic episode. — Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026

Women with autoimmune conditions were found to have significantly higher rates of affective disorders than men with the same physical conditions. — New Atlas, 24 June 2025

However, each room also features a special alarm light, which simulates natural light to combat season affective disorder during the dark months. — Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2015

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for affective disorder

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

Medical Definition

affective disorder

noun

: mood disorder