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Depressive — De*press ive, a. Able or tending to depress or cast down. {De*press ive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
depressive — index deplorable, lamentable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
depressive — 1610s, from L. depress , pp. stem of deprimere (see DEPRESS (Cf. depress)) + IVE (Cf. ive). In psychology, from 1905 … Etymology dictionary
depressive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ tending to causing depression. ► NOUN ▪ a person who tends to suffer from depression … English terms dictionary
depressive — [dē pres′iv, dipres′iv] adj. 1. tending to depress 2. characterized by psychological depression n. a person suffering from psychological depression depressively adv … English World dictionary
dépressive — ● dépressif, dépressive adjectif Qui souffre de dépression nerveuse. Qui a les caractères d une dépression psychique : Phase dépressive. État dépressif. Qui a les caractères d une dépression économique : Une conjoncture internationale dépressive … Encyclopédie Universelle
depressive — [[t]dɪpre̱sɪv[/t]] depressives 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Depressive means relating to depression or to being depressed. He s no longer a depressive character. ...a severe depressive disorder. 2) N COUNT A depressive is someone who suffers from depression … English dictionary
depressive — 1. Pushing down. 2. Pertaining to or causing depression. * * * de·pres·sive di pres iv adj 1) tending to depress 2) of, relating to, marked by, or affected by psychological depression <the patient was paranoid and depressive> <depressive … Medical dictionary
depressive — I. adjective Date: 1620 1. tending to depress 2. of, relating to, marked by, or affected by psychological depression < depressive symptoms > < a depressive patient > • depressively adverb II. noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
depressive — de|press|ive1 [dıˈpresıv] adj relating to or suffering from ↑depression ▪ patients with depressive symptoms depressive 2 depressive2 n someone who suffers from ↑depression … Dictionary of contemporary English
depressive — I UK [dɪˈpresɪv] / US adjective relating to depression, or suffering from depression II UK [dɪˈpresɪv] / US noun [countable] Word forms depressive : singular depressive plural depressives someone who suffers from depression … English dictionary
