Depressive
ahd-5
adjective.
Tending to depress or lower.
adjective.
Depressing; gloomy.
adjective.
Of or relating to psychological depression.
noun.
A person suffering from psychological depression.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Able or tending to depress or cast down.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Able or tending to depress or cast down.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Tending to produce
depression
;
dispiriting
;
melancholy
.
adjective.
Being
depressed
;
dispirited
;
melancholic
.
noun.
A person suffering from
depression
.
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noun.
someone suffering psychological depression
Word Usage
"This chapter is devoted to a discussion of the specific set of behaviors and feelings that make up what we call the depressive syndrome."
Form
depressively
depressiveness
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
diseased person
sick person
sufferer
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
melancholiac
melancholic
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Progressive
aggressive
excessive
expressive
impressive
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
affective
bipolar
chronical
delusional
febrile