depressive (redirected from depressiveness)

de·pres·sive  (d-prsv)

adj.

1. Tending to depress or lower.

2. Depressing; gloomy: "Americans entertained the depressive thought that they had ceased to be themselves" (Lance Morrow).

3. Of or relating to psychological depression.

n.

A person suffering from psychological depression.

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de·pressive·ly adv.

de·pressive·ness n.

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depressive [dɪˈprɛsɪv]

adj

1. (Psychology) tending to depress; causing depression

2. (Psychology) Psychol tending to be subject to periods of depression See also manic-depressive

depressively  adv

depressiveness  n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

depressive - someone suffering psychological depression melancholiac, melancholic - someone subject to melancholia diseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness

Translations

depressive [dɪˈpresɪv]

A. ADJ → depresivo

B. N → depresivo/a m/f

depressive [dɪˈprɛsɪv] (MEDICINE)

adj [person] → dépressif/ive; [illness] → dépressif/ive

n (= person) → dépressif/ive m/f

depressive

adj → depressiv

n → an Depressionen Leidende(r) mf; to be a depressive → depressiv sein

depressive [dɪˈprɛsɪv]

1. adj → depressivo/a

2. n (Psych) → depresso/a

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depressive [dɪˈprɛsɪv]

1. adj → depressivo/a

2. n (Psych) → depresso/a