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Meanings of depressive in English

Gloomy.

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Examples for "gloomy"
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The planet's inhabitants will remain gloomy, however, even despite their new surroundings.
Wired
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Chris's own father had reached the gloomy state of mind long ago.
Cities in Flight
3
In general, he had the most gloomy ideas concerning almost all events.
Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 1 / Being se...
4
Rival Spanish hotel chain Melia MEL.MC reported similarly gloomy results last week.
Reuters
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But it may point to a gloomy long-term outlook for energy prices.
Reuters
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Horrific cases involving children and young people make headlines with depressing regularity.
The Irish Times
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A depressing number of the electorate feel that nothing ever really changes.
The Guardian
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In a way, it was depressing that matters had reached this point.
Hunters in the Dark
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He urged counter-cyclical measures that would work against the trends depressing activity.
The Guardian
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In spite of the sunshine the walk through the battle-field was depressing.
The Red Acorn
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But it's just saddening to me to see this situation, he said.
Reuters
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The circumstances under which the session opened were, however, grave and saddening.
The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3)
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But it is very beautiful and the moonlight is fine and saddening.
Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis
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Adieus are always saddening, and I close it with the words unspoken.
The Story of a Summer / Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua
5
A curious and saddening problem is the future of this great country.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 424 / Volume 17, New Series, F...
Usage of depressive in English
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The group of patients with lower educational level presented higher depressive symptoms.
Pubmed
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Mr Longhurst said Turner had suffered from a depressive disorder for years.
News.com.au
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Background: Major depressive disorder is often marked by repeated episodes of depression.
Pubmed
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Family reunification, social support, and familism reduce the likelihood of depressive symptoms.
Pubmed
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Background: Anxiety and depressive disorders are prevalent in adolescents and young adults.
Pubmed
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Results: Patients who reported more depressive symptoms at baseline showed more self-disclosures.
Pubmed
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Classroom-based CBT may result in increased self-awareness and reporting of depressive symptoms.
Pubmed
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Our results support a continuum between depressive symptoms and major depressive disorder.
Pubmed
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Objective: Data on the prevalence of depressive disorders in adolescents are scarce.
Pubmed
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History of depressive symptoms was based on self-report before the index age.
Pubmed
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Secondary outcome measures were levels of ED psychopathology, anxiety, and depressive symptoms.
Pubmed
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Conclusions: Vegetarian men have more depressive symptoms after adjustment for socio-demographic factors.
Pubmed
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Taking antidepressant medications did not alter the risk associated with depressive symptoms.
Pubmed
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At one point I'd been diagnosed as either bi-polar or manic depressive.
The World According to Bob
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Countermeasures are necessary because some patients with NTM-PD disease have depressive symptoms.
Pubmed
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Objectives: The association between depressive symptomatology and endogenous testosterone levels is inconclusive.
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