major depressive disorder

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

  1. (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: clinical depression

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  • MDD (abbreviation)
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