/ dɪˈpresɪv; NAmE / adjective , noun
■ adjective
connected with the medical condition of depression :
depressive illness
■ noun
a person who is suffering from the medical condition of depression
—see also manic-depressive
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from French dépressif , -ive or medieval Latin depressivus , from depress- pressed down, from the verb deprimere press down.