Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

depressive

/dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: de-pres-sive
IPA: /dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing depression; dispiriting.

adj

Affected by depression, depressed; dispirited; melancholic.

adj

Relating to or characteristic of depression.

noun

A person suffering from depression.

Etymology

From French dépressif or Medieval Latin depressivus. By surface analysis, depress + -ive.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: dépressif, depressivus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/
British English: /dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/

Inflected Forms

more depressive (comparative) most depressive (superlative) depressives (plural)

Derived Forms

antidepressive anxiodepressive cardiodepressive depressively depressiveness depressivity immunodepressive neurodepressive nondepressive overdepressive postdepressive prodepressive

Phrases

depressive black metal depressive disorder depressive personality disorder depressive realism depressive suicidal black metal major depressive disorder manic-depressive manic depressive

Synonyms

depresso

Rhymes With

impressive progressive aggressive excessive successive oppressive obsessive expressive possessive repressive regressive recessive

Questions

How do you pronounce depressive?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/.
What does depressive mean?: Causing depression; dispiriting.
Where does depressive come from?: It is traced to French.

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