de|pres´sive|ness

de|pres´sive|ness
de|pres|sive «dih prehsmh>ihv», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. tending to produce or characterized by depression; depressing.
2. having to do with or characterized by psychological depression: »

Two or three persons out of every 100 in the world live in the shadow of depressive illness. The causes of this most widespread of mental disorders are not known (Science News).

–n.
a person suffering from psychological depression: »

With what are generally termed psychotics—schizophrenics, paranoids, depressives—the most valid approach seems to lie not in psychotherapy at all but in somatic medicine (Renata Adler).

–de|pres´sive|ly, adverb.
–de|pres´sive|ness, noun.

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