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depressive

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for depressive.

Editorial note

This causes people to be distracted by the manic-depressive nature of the stock instead of creating great products.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A person suffering from depression.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of depressive gathered in one view.

noun

A person suffering from depression.

adjective

Affected by depression, depressed; dispirited; melancholic.

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of depression.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for depressive.

Example sentences

1

This causes people to be distracted by the manic-depressive nature of the stock instead of creating great products.

2

My point here is that major depressive disorder isn't something that spontaneously arises from a difficult circumstance.

3

The major depressive episode that preceded his suicide appears to have been triggered by an effort to wean himself off the drug.

4

E.g You could have geniuses writing code that are troublemakers, depressive or just so cynical that destroy the company from inside out.

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I know OP can do it, all you know is what a major depressive disorder is.

6

Did you experience major depression prior to taking the drug, or have you talked to any major depressive people who also tried the drug?

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What I meant was that depression (major depressive disorder) does not equal anger, sadness and shame.

8

The amount of unoptimized crap they generate in a few weeks (in some cases) is quite depressive too I'm afraid.

9

So it's in their interests for the manic-depressive nonsense to continue.

10

I started using light (and darkness) therapy, because after examining my history all of my depressive episodes were in the winter.

11

There's too much risk of bad quality work in the short term, upset/grumbling workers in the mid term and depressive people in the long term.

12

There is, however, something which is sometimes called reactive or situational depression - adjustment disorder - which is not the same as major depressive disorder.

Quote examples

1

You wrote: "Depression (clinical, major depressive disorder) is...

2

While the original comments are now deleted, the quotes I can see refer to "depression", which it seems people interpreted as major depressive disorder.

3

Article: "post-therapy, post-Romantic, self-help-soaked culture Wallace described and intermittently deplored, the Romantic picture of the depressive as a kind of keen-eyed saint" This is just a bullshit statement.

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In other words, if someone is suffering the systems of major depression or bipolar disorder, and you "shock" that system with a change in brain chemistry, you're going to get change, and that often the change is enough to snap people out of whatever depressive/manic rut they're in.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use depressive in a sentence?

This causes people to be distracted by the manic-depressive nature of the stock instead of creating great products.

What does depressive mean?

A person suffering from depression.

What part of speech is depressive?

depressive is commonly used as noun, adjective.