冬とう季きうつ

noun

winter depression; winter blues

Refers to seasonal affective disorder (SAD) with onset in winter; a common term in everyday and medical contexts.

• 冬とう季き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とう季きうつになりやすい。

  When daylight hours become shorter, one is prone to winter blues.