Medicine. A physical feeling of discomfort or tightness in the chest or epigastric region; an instance of this. In later use more fully precordial an…

plural. A morbid condition supposed to be caused by the presence of such exhalations; depression of spirits, hypochondria, hysteria, or other…

Psychology. Frequently a sign of psychiatric disorder or a component of various psychoses, with symptoms of misery, anguish, or guilt accompanied…

= postnatal depression n. at postnatal, adj. compounds.

A temporary change in mood, characterized by feelings of depression or anxiety, experienced by many mothers soon after childbirth. Cf. postnatal depr…

A fit of depression, irritation, annoyance.

depression suffered by a mother in the period following childbirth, typically arising from the combination of hormonal changes, psychological…

= postpartum depression n. at postpartum, adv. adj.compounds.

= postnatal depression n. at postnatal, adj. compounds.

seasonal affective disorder (or depression).

a form of depression which tends to occur during the same season (usually winter) every year and is characterized by loss of motivation…