冬ふゆうつ

noun

winter depression; winter blues

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) with onset in winter; also used colloquially for low mood during winter. Often abbreviated from 冬季うつ.

See also: 冬季うつ

• 冬ふゆうつの症しょう状じょうには、気き分ぶんの落おち込こみや過か眠みんがある。

  Symptoms of winter depression include low mood and oversleeping.

• 日にっ照しょう時じ間かんが短みじかくなると、冬ふゆうつになりやすい。

  When daylight hours shorten, one is prone to winter blues.