Added 9 October 2026
depressive
/dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/ noun
Latin root: depressivus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about depressive at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Someone suffering psychological depression.
Origin
From French dépressif or Medieval Latin depressivus. By surface analysis, depress + -ive.
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