depressive

See also: dépressive

English

Etymology

From French dépressif or Medieval Latin depressivus.

Pronunciation
  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/

Adjective

depressive (comparative more depressive, superlative most depressive)

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

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

depressive (plural depressives)

  1. A person suffering from depression.

German

Adjective

depressive

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

Italian

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ive

Adjective

depressive

  1. feminine plural of depressivo

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