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SAD

noun [U]
 
 
/ˌes.eɪˈdiː/

Definition

abbreviation for seasonal affective disorder: a medical condition in which a person does not have much energy and enthusiasm during the winter because of the reduced period of natural lightMental and psychiatric disorders
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