Depressive Meaning

/dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/
B1

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adjCausing depression; dispiriting.

adjAffected by depression, depressed; dispirited; melancholic.

Mennad suffered a major depressive disorder.
Mennad had a depressive episode.
I was in one of my deeply depressive states.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Her ____ symptoms worsened after she lost her job last year.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Mennad suffered a major ____ disorder.

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

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CEFR Practice Quiz
Her ____ symptoms worsened after she lost her job last year.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Mennad suffered a major ____ disorder.

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