GAD

Other forms: GADS

Definitions of GAD
  1. noun
    an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
    synonyms: anxiety reaction, generalized anxiety disorder
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    type of:
    anxiety disorder
    a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom
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