(antidepressant)
11antidepressant — an•ti•de•pres•sant [[t]ˌæn ti dɪˈprɛs ənt, ˌæn taɪ [/t]] also an•ti•de•pres•sive [[t]ˌæn ti dɪˈprɛs ɪv, ˌæn taɪ [/t]] adj. 1) pha used to relieve or treat mental depression 2) pha an antidepressant drug • Etymology: 1960–65 …
12antidepressant — Literally, substances meant to oppose depressions or sadness, and generally heterocyclic types such as Elavil, MAO inhibitors like phenelzine, or lithium carbonate. This category of substances formerly included stuff like amphetamines and… …
13antidepressant drug — noun any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects • Syn: ↑antidepressant • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug • Hyponyms: ↑ …
14antidepressant — 1. noun An agent that prevents or counteracts depression. 2. adjective Preventing or counteracting depression …
15antidepressant — Synonyms and related words: DET, DMT, LSD, Mary Jane, STP, THC, acid, ataractic, diethyltryptamine, dimethyltryptamine, gage, ganja, grass, hallucinogen, hallucinogenic, hash, hashish, hay, hemp, joint, kava, marijuana, mescal, mescal bean,… …
16antidepressant — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. psychoactive medication, drug, mood enhancer, psychotropic medicine, therapeutic drug, *happy pill; amitriptyline, imipramine, Prozac …
17antidepressant — an|ti|de|pres|sant [ˌæntidıˈpresənt] n [U and C] a drug used to treat ↑depression (=a mental illness that makes people very unhappy) …
18antidepressant — an|ti|de|pres|sant [ ,æntidı presnt ] noun count a drug used for treating someone who is DEPRESSED (=so unhappy that they are considered sick) …
19antidepressant — A drug, such as imipramine and tranylcypromine, that relieves depression by increasing central sympathetic activity …
20antidepressant — see anti depressant …
