depressive

/dɪpɹˈɛsɪv/

/dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/

Depressive

someone suffering psychological depression

depressive

tending to evoke or induce feelings of sadness, melancholy, or a low mood

Examples

1. Both major depression and bipolar disorder have depressive episodes.

2. Just like with mania, not every person experiences depressive episodes the same way.

3. However, not everyone with BP1 experiences depressive episodes.

4. Major depressive disorder is an illness.