depressive

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UK, US/dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/

adjective

Causing depression; dispiriting.

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depresso
OriginFrench dépressif ← Medieval Latin depressivus →
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Meanings

adjectivedepressive (comparative more depressive, superlative most depressive)

comparative more depressive · superlative most depressive

  1. Causing depression; dispiriting.
  2. Affected by depression, depressed; dispirited; melancholic.
  3. Relating to or characteristic of depression.
noundepressive (plural depressives)

plural depressives

  1. A person suffering from depression.

    Synonyms: depresso

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person suffering from depression.

Similar
depresso
Also see
depresso

Origin

  1. Medieval Latindepressivus
  2. Frenchdépressif
  3. Englishdepressive

From French dépressif or Medieval Latin depressivus. By surface analysis, depress + -ive.

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Translations

Catalan depressiu
  • depressiudispiriting
French dépressif, déprimant
  • dépressifdispiriting
  • déprimantdispiriting
  • dépressifdepressed
  • dépressifOf or relating to depression
Italian depressivo, deprimente
  • depressivodispiriting
  • deprimentedispiriting
  • depressivodepressed
  • depressivoOf or relating to depression
Portuguese depressivo, deprimente
  • depressivodispiriting
  • deprimentedispiriting
  • depressivodepressed
  • depressivoOf or relating to depression
Spanish depresivo, deprimente
  • depresivodispiriting
  • deprimentedispiriting
  • depresivodepressed
  • depresivoOf or relating to depression

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with depressive

progressiveimpressiveaggressiveexcessivesuccessiveexpressiveobsessiveoppressiverepressivecompressiverecessiveimmunosuppressiveregressivepossessivesuppressiveautoregressiveunimpressiveantidepressivetransgressiveretrogressivepressiveprocessivedigressiveabessive
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Cite this entry
APA

depressive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depressive

MLA

“depressive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depressive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depressive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depressive.

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