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- [dih-pres-iv]
- /dɪˈprɛs ɪv/
- /dɪˈpres.ɪv/
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- [dih-pres-iv]
- /dɪˈprɛs ɪv/
Definitions of depressive word
- adjective depressive Depressive means relating to depression or to being depressed. 3
- countable noun depressive A depressive is someone who suffers from depression. 3
- adjective depressive tending to depress; causing depression 3
- adjective depressive tending to be subject to periods of depression 3
- adjective depressive tending to depress 3
- adjective depressive characterized by psychological depression 3
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Origin of depressive
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20; depress + -ive
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Parts of speech for Depressive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
depressive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
depressive usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for depressive
adj depressive
- distressing — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- foreboding — a prediction; portent.
- threatening — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
- depressing — Something that is depressing makes you feel sad and disappointed.
- dispiriting — to deprive of spirit, hope, enthusiasm, etc.; depress; discourage; dishearten.
adjective depressive
- miserable — wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
- hopeless — providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.
- upsetting — overturned: an upset milk pail.
- unfavourable — Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems for you and reduce your chances of success.
- lifeless — not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter.
Antonyms for depressive
adj depressive
- white — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
- hopeful — full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism.
- optimistic — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
adjective depressive
- favourable — Pleasing, encouraging or approving.
- colourful — Something that is colourful has bright colours or a lot of different colours.
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