depressive C2 Topic:People & Society US /dɪˈprɛsɪv/ UK /dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/ See IPA manual Freq #30517 Meanings 1 adj Relating to or showing depression; gloomy and low in spirit. He went through a depressive period after losing his job. 2 noun A person who suffers from depression. As a lifelong depressive, she relied on therapy and support from friends. 3 adj Causing low spirits; dispiriting. The grey, rainy weather had a depressive effect on the whole office. Thesaurus Word family Forms depressives Derived forms antidepressiveanxiodepressivecardiodepressivedepressivelydepressivenessdepressivityimmunodepressivemanic-depressiveneurodepressivenondepressiveoverdepressivepostdepressive Common collocations depressive disorder Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From French dépressif or Medieval Latin depressivus. By surface analysis, depress + -ive. dépressif French depressivus la-med View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # depressive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /dɪˈprɛsɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/ **Frequency rank:** 30517 ## Meanings 1. Relating to or showing depression; gloomy and low in spirit. 2. A person who suffers from depression. 3. Causing low spirits; dispiriting. ## Examples - He went through a depressive period after losing his job. - As a lifelong depressive, she relied on therapy and support from friends. - The grey, rainy weather had a depressive effect on the whole office. ## Derived Forms - antidepressive - anxiodepressive - cardiodepressive - depressively - depressiveness - depressivity - immunodepressive - manic-depressive - neurodepressive - nondepressive - overdepressive - postdepressive ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dépressif - Root: depressivus ## Etymology From French dépressif or Medieval Latin depressivus. By surface analysis, depress + -ive. ## AI Etymology Depressive is from French dépressif or Medieval Latin depressivus. By surface analysis, depress + -ive. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include dépressif (French) and depressivus (la-med). Current senses include relating to or showing depression; gloomy and low in spirit, a person who suffers from depression, and causing low spirits; dispiriting. The wider family includes derived forms such as antidepressive, anxiodepressive, cardiodepressive, depressively, and depressiveness. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown