Definition of antidepressant
(Entry 1 of 2)
: used or tending to relieve or prevent depression
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antidepressant
nounDefinition of antidepressant (Entry 2 of 2)
: an antidepressant drug — see ssri, tricyclic antidepressant
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The first known use of antidepressant was in 1961
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