depressive

See also: dépressive

English

Etymology

From French dépressif or Medieval Latin depressivus.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/
• Rhymes: -ɛsɪv

Adjective

depressive (comparative more depressive, superlative most depressive)

1. Causing depression; dispiriting.
2. Affected by depression, depressed; dispirited; melancholic.
3. Relating to or characteristic of depression.

Derived terms

• depressive black metal
• depressive disorder
• depressively
• depressiveness
• depressive personality disorder
• depressive realism
• depressivity
• major depressive disorder
• manic depressive
• manic-depressive

 

Translations

dispiriting

• Catalan: depressiu m
• French: dépressif (fr) m, déprimant (fr)
• Ido: depresiva
• Italian: depressivo (it) m, deprimente (it)
• Portuguese: depressivo (pt) m, deprimente
• Spanish: depresivo, deprimente

depressed

• French: dépressif (fr)
• Italian: depressivo (it)
• Portuguese: depressivo (pt)
• Spanish: depresivo

Of or relating to depression

• French: dépressif (fr)
• Italian: depressivo (it)
• Portuguese: depressivo (pt)
• Spanish: depresivo

Noun

depressive (plural depressives)

1. A person suffering from depression.

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

depressive

1. inflection of depressiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.presˈsi.ve/
• Rhymes: -ive
• Hyphenation: de‧pres‧sì‧ve

Adjective

depressive

1. feminine plural of depressivo

Anagrams

• prevedessi