What does depressive mean?
Definitions for depressive
dɪˈprɛs ɪvde·pres·sive
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Princeton's WordNet
depressivenoun
someone suffering psychological depression
Wiktionary
depressivenoun
A person suffering from depression.
depressiveadjective
Tending to produce depression; dispiriting; melancholy.
depressiveadjective
Being depressed; dispirited; melancholic.
Etymology: From French dépressif or medieval Latin depressivus
Webster Dictionary
Depressiveadjective
able or tending to depress or cast down
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of depressive in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of depressive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of depressive in a Sentence
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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- depressiuCatalan, Valencian
- depresivoSpanish
- dépressifFrench
- depresivaIdo
- depressivoItalian
- depressivoPortuguese
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