depressive
Americanadjective
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tending to cause depression.
depressive environmental factors.
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characterized by depression, especially mental depression.
noun
adjective
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tending to depress; causing depression
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psychol tending to be subject to periods of depression See also manic-depressive
Other Word Forms
- depressively adverb
- depressiveness noun
- nondepressive adjective
- nondepressively adverb
- overdepressive adjective
- overdepressively adverb
- overdepressiveness noun
- postdepressive adjective
- undepressive adjective
- undepressively adverb
- undepressiveness noun
Etymology
Origin of depressive
Example Sentences
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“You have depression in your family, your father in particular. I’d classify you as a depressive. It’s in your best interests to continue on the medication.”
From Salon
Because healthy communication between brain cells is essential for regulating emotions, the researchers focused their work on the hippocampus, a region involved in memory, stress responses, and the development of depressive symptoms.
From Science Daily
Her lawyers had argued she was not guilty by reason of insanity and that the death of her husband in 2017 sent her into a depressive spiral.
From Barron's
With TikTok, 68 percent said they felt addicted or used it more than intended, compared to 33 percent of girls with no depressive symptoms.
From Washington Post
“Everything is quite depressive, quite dystopic. It’s a trilogy of depression,” Schulz said.
From Seattle Times
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