antidepressant
See also: anti-depressant
English edit
Etymology edit
anti- + depressant
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɛsənt
Noun edit
antidepressant (plural antidepressants)
- (pharmacology) An agent that prevents or counteracts depression.
- Antonym: depressogenic
- Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:antidepressant
Translations edit
agent that prevents or counteracts depression
See also edit
Adjective edit
antidepressant (comparative more antidepressant, superlative most antidepressant)
- (pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting depression.
Translations edit
preventing or counteracting depression
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