depressive

Word family  noun depression depressant depressive adjective depressed depressing depressant depressive verb depress adverb depressingly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Psychology, psychiatry

de·press·ive1 /dɪˈpresɪv/ adjective  MPrelating to or suffering from depression 抑郁的，抑郁症的 patients with depressive symptoms 有抑郁症状的病人

Examples from the Corpus

depressive• He suffered, like Vincent, from depressive attacks, of a kind now seen as indicating acute anxiety neurosis.• Antidepressants Antidepressants with sedative effects are usually recommended when insomnia is associated with a depressive disorder.• Anthony Storr shows how these depressive fears were magically transmuted in the literary sphere.• Many young people are struggling with a depressive illness that requires medical treatment.• Indeed, depressive traits are more in evidence than paranoid tendencies.

Related topics: Psychology, psychiatry

depressive2 noun [countable]  MPsomeone who suffers from depression 抑郁症患者

Examples from the Corpus

depressive• Will write to anyone, anywhere All manic depressives and black-clothed persons accepted.

de·press·ive1 adjectivedepressive2 nounChineseSyllable  

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depressive

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de‧press‧ive¹ /dɪˈpresɪv/ adjectiverelating to or suffering from depression:
    patients with depressive symptoms

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depressive² noun [countable]someone who suffers from depression