English Explanatory Dictionary

depressive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Causing depression; dispiriting.
  2. Affected by depression, depressed; dispirited; melancholic.
  3. Relating to or characteristic of depression.
noun
  1. A person suffering from depression.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-depressive.wav

Word forms

depressive more depressive most depressive depressives

Etymology

From French dépressif or Medieval Latin depressivus. By surface analysis, depress + -ive.

Synonyms

depresso

Derived words

antidepressive anxiodepressive cardiodepressive depressive black metal depressive disorder depressively depressiveness depressive personality disorder depressive realism depressive suicidal black metal depressivity immunodepressive major depressive disorder manic-depressive manic depressive neurodepressive nondepressive overdepressive persistent depressive disorder postdepressive prodepressive subdepressive vasodepressive

Translations

French: dépressif Italian: depressivo Portuguese: depressivo Spanish: depresivo
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