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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations depressive [dɪˈprɛsɪv] (MEDICINE) adj [person] → dépressif/ive; [illness] → dépressif/ive n (= person) → dépressif/ive m/f depressive [dɪˈprɛsɪv] 1. adj → depressivo/a 2. n (Psych) → depresso/a depressive [dɪˈprɛsɪv] 1. adj → depressivo/a 2. n (Psych) → depresso/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Like many depressives, Lincoln was both a workaholic and a jokester, and his alternating spells of joke-telling and silent withdrawal were the visible face of his "effort to contain his dark feelings and thoughts. However, a 7 1/2-year follow-up of formerly hospitalized manic depressives shows that about 40 percent of those receiving lithium, sometimes combined with other treatments, continue to experience marked emotional highs and lows, as well as serious problems at work and home. Full-blown manic depressives are less creative than these two groups but show more creativity than control subjects. |
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