Find the word definition

WordNet
emotional disorder

n. any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant [syn: affective disorder, major affective disorder, emotional disturbance]

Usage examples of "emotional disorder".

The situation is complicated by the fact that 45% of under and over-sleepers also have an emotional disorder, especially anxiety or depressive disorders.

He knew there would have been no shame in finding a first-rate facility for Shep, and knew also that his commitment to his brother came at a cost to his own happiness that psychologists would declare indicative of an emotional disorder.

Sorensen so intelligently pointed out, psychopathic behavior is usually very distinctive -- it is characterized by impulsiveness, stupidity, and errors due to an attention span limited by emotional disorder.

I'm telling you all this because the protagonist of the story before you speaks of his first wife as having been in an insane asylum for many years, and my first wife also went through many years of emotional disorder.

Im telling you all this because the protagonist of the story before you speaks of his first wife as having been in an insane asylum for many years, and my first wife also went through many years of emotional disorder.

The product of emotional disorder which cursed all who did not wear the scarlet robe.