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adjectivetending to depress. characterized by depression, especially mental depression. nouna person suffering from a depressive illness. Origin of depressiveFirst recorded in 1610–20; depress + -ive OTHER WORDS FROM depressivede·pres·sive·ly, adverbde·pres·sive·ness, nounnon·de·pres·sive, adjectivenon·de·pres·sive·ly, adverb o·ver·de·pres·sive, adjectiveo·ver·de·pres·sive·ly, adverbo·ver·de·pres·sive·ness, nounpost·de·pres·sive, adjectiveun·de·pres·sive, adjectiveun·de·pres·sive·ly, adverbun·de·pres·sive·ness, noun Words nearby depressivedepressed skull fracture, depressing, depression, Depression glass, Depression, Great, depressive, depressomotor, depressor, depressor fiber, depressor muscle of angle of mouth, depressor muscle of eyebrow Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for depressiveShe says one of her depressive swings left her suicidal during her freshman year. Mental-Health Breakdown: When Harvard Fails Its Students|Eliza Shapiro|March 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST Every two weeks he would visit patients suffering the gamut of depressive disorders. RIP Cobber|David Frum|October 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST "The president is going through a depressive phase due to his tireless work for the nation," she told them. Laila Trabelsi: Wife of Tunisia's Deposed Dictator|Issandr El Amrani|January 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST He doesn't charm anyone, is prone to indecision about his personal life, and has depressive tendencies. The Original Stieg Larsson|Sarah Weinman|July 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Now pain, which is depressive, leaves deeper traces in life than joy. Philosophic Nights In Paris|Remy De Gourmont In no case is the action of a stimulant followed by a depressive reaction. Tobacco and Alcohol|John Fiske Kraepelin treats stupors occurring in manic-depressive insanity as falling into two groups, the depressive and manic. Benign Stupors|August Hoch This was the first triumphant conclusion, but afterward came reaction and a depressive doubt. Empire Builders|Francis Lynde Depressive memories or ideas have associated with them a depressing and disintegrating emotional quality. Applied Psychology: Driving Power of Thought|Warren Hilton
British Dictionary definitions for depressive
adjectivetending to depress; causing depression psychol tending to be subject to periods of depressionSee also manic-depressive Derived forms of depressivedepressively, adverbdepressiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to depressiveonerous, overbearing, dictatorial, unjust, inhuman, cruel, brutal, depressing, burdensome, heavy-handed, tyrannical, harsh, funereal, melancholy, solemn, dull, dark, earnest, gloomy, weighty Medical definitions for depressive
adj.Tending to depress or lower. Depressing; gloomy. Of or relating to psychological depression. n.A person suffering from psychological depression. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |