adj
Meaning 1
Causing depression; dispiriting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
depressive
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK, US: /dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/
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rhymes with -ɛsɪv
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adj
Meaning 2
Affected by depression, depressed; dispirited; melancholic.
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adj
Meaning 3
Relating to or characteristic of depression.
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noun
Meaning 4
A person suffering from depression.
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Synonyms: depresso
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noun
Meaning 5
someone suffering psychological depression
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sick person, diseased person, sufferer
Narrower terms: melancholic, melancholiac
History
Etymology
From French dépressif or Medieval Latin depressivus. By surface analysis, depress + -ive.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: depressiu — dispiriting
- French: dépressif — dispiriting
- French: déprimant — dispiriting
- Ido: depresiva — dispiriting
- Italian: depressivo — dispiriting
- Italian: deprimente — dispiriting
- Portuguese: depressivo — dispiriting
- Portuguese: deprimente — dispiriting
- Spanish: depresivo — dispiriting
- Spanish: deprimente — dispiriting
- French: dépressif — depressed
- Italian: depressivo — depressed
- Portuguese: depressivo — depressed
- Spanish: depresivo — depressed
- French: dépressif — Of or relating to depression
- Italian: depressivo — Of or relating to depression
- Portuguese: depressivo — Of or relating to depression
- Spanish: depresivo — Of or relating to depression