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Definition of depressive
1 : tending to depress
2 : of, relating to, marked by, or affected by psychological depression depressive symptoms a depressive patient
depressively
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Examples of depressive in a Sentence
the depressive air of a dingy barroom where locals went to drown their sorrows
Recent Examples of depressive from the Web
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The stresses of first-time parenthood pulled Brittany deeper into the depressive tides that had been carrying her along since a wrist injury in college effectively snuffed out her dream of playing on the L.P.G.A. Tour.
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In a depressive episode, people were more likely to type slower.
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Not only did the subjects improve dramatically, the anti-depressive effect took hold in minutes and lasted for several days.
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An estimated 3 million teens reported having at least one major depressive episode in the past year in the 2015 survey.
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Tim was diagnosed with depressive disorder and panic disorder.
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Another study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that incidents of major depressive incidents have increased dramatically among teens, particularly among girls, and that cyberbullying may be playing a role.
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Understanding the risk of depression is critically important because of the close link between depressive episodes and serious issues with school, relationships and suicide.
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A recent study by Leow and Nelson, who is the dean of the University of Illinois College of Engineering, showed cell phone metadata such as typing speed, spelling errors and using backspace while texting correlate with manic and depressive episodes.
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First Known Use of depressive
1620
depressive
Definition of depressive
: one who is affected with or prone to psychological depression
Recent Examples of depressive from the Web
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Let’s get rid of Infirmary Feminism, with its bedlam of bellyachers, anorexics, bulimics, depressives, rape victims and incest survivors.
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First Known Use of depressive
1937
DEPRESSIVE Defined for English Language Learners
depressive
playDefinition of depressive for English Language Learners
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medical : of or relating to the medical condition of depression
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of depressive
1: tending to depress
2: of, relating to, marked by, or affected by psychological depression the patient was paranoid and depressive depressive symptoms
depressive
Medical Definition of depressive
: one who is affected with or prone to psychological depression
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