English Explanatory Dictionary

retired husband syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A psychosomatic stress-related cultural illness of Japan, where a woman begins to exhibit signs of physical illness and depression as her husband approaches retirement.

Word forms

retired husband syndrome
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