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(noun) Referring to a number of psychological illnesses that affect mood.

Syllabification: mood dis·or·der

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Word origin of “mood” and “disorder” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
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ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “mood disorder.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved February 9, 2025 (https://sociologydictionary.org/mood-disorder/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

mood disorder. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/mood-disorder/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “mood disorder.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed February 9, 2025. https://sociologydictionary.org/mood-disorder/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“mood disorder.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 9 Feb. 2025. <https://sociologydictionary.org/mood-disorder/>.