Definitions for Depressive
dɪˈprɛs ɪvde·pres·sive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. depressivenoun

   someone suffering psychological depression

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. depressivenoun

   A person suffering from depression.

2. depressiveadjective

   Tending to produce depression; dispiriting; melancholy.

3. depressiveadjective

   Being depressed; dispirited; melancholic.

4. Etymology: From French dépressif or medieval Latin depressivus

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1. depressive

   Depressive refers to relating to, involving, or characterized by profound or clinical depression, a mental health disorder. It can also describe a person suffering from feelings of severe despondency and dejection or a condition marked by persistent sadness, loss of interest or pleasure in normal activities, and other physical and mental symptoms.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Depressiveadjective

   able or tending to depress or cast down

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Depressive in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Depressive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Depressive in a Sentence

1. Genevieve Piche:

   Until now, our hypotheses were that maternal depression has a greater influence on girls since it provides them with a model of depressive, cognitive and interpersonal functioning and also may elicit more caretaking behavior in girls, which subsequently could lead them to develop depressive symptoms.

2. Joshua Tal:

   There is some evidence that 4-7-8 breathing helps reduce anxious, depressive and insomniac symptoms when comparing pre - and post-intervention, however, there are no large randomized control trials specifically on 4-7-8 breathing to my knowledge, the research on( the effect of) diaphragmatic breathing on these symptoms in general is spotty, with no clear connection due to the poor quality of the studies.

3. Emanuel Kidega Samson:

   What I remember thinking and feeling those days, or that day in particular, is waking up and just wanting to end my life, i was extremely depressive and I felt kind of numb.

4. Chuck Carlson:

   You've got investors grappling with a new environment of volatility and how to handle that, that means a market like we have now, kind of manic-depressive, passive-aggressive.

5. John Toumbourou:

   The finding that the effect of family conflict on adolescent dieting may be mediated by depressive symptoms adds weight to the argument that tackling early depressive symptoms may be critical in efforts to prevent unhealthy dieting in adolescent girls.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Depressive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Depressive
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Depressive