depressive
/dɪˈpresɪv/adjective
उच्चारण डिप्रेसिव
अवसादग्रस्त, अवसाद-संबंधी
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connected with the medical condition of depression
अवसादग्रस्त, अवसाद-संबंधी
- a depressive illness
- The doctor said the patient had a depressive disorder and needed regular counselling.
- The doctor said her depressive symptoms had improved after treatment.
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- A depressive episode can last for several weeks.
- He was treated for a depressive illness with medicine and counselling.
Synonyms melancholic despondent dejected gloomy
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a person who suffers from depression
अवसाद से पीड़ित व्यक्ति
- treatment for depressives
- Support groups give depressives a safe place to talk about their feelings.
- The clinic offers support to depressives and their families.
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- Many depressives find it hard to ask for help.
- The depressive in the story slowly learns to trust his friends again.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
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Keep apart depressive (connected with the illness of depression) and depressing (making you feel sad: 'depressing news') and depressed (the person feels sad).
Depressive (अवसाद रोग से संबंधित), depressing (उदास करने वाला: 'depressing news') और depressed (व्यक्ति उदास महसूस करता है) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Care note: talking to a doctor or counsellor helps with depression.
देखभाल नोट: अवसाद में डॉक्टर या परामर्शदाता से बात करना मदद करता है।
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General knowledge
Economics: a depression is a long period of very low economic activity (the Great Depression of the 1930s).
अर्थशास्त्र में depression बहुत कम आर्थिक गतिविधि का लंबा दौर है (1930 के दशक की महामंदी)।
Geography: a depression is also a low area of land or an area of low air pressure that brings rain.
भूगोल में depression निचली भूमि या कम वायुदाब का क्षेत्र भी है जो वर्षा लाता है।