antidepressant

See also: anti-depressant

English

Etymology

anti- + depressant

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Noun

antidepressant (plural antidepressants)

  1. (pharmacology) An agent that prevents or counteracts depression.
    Antonym: depressogenic
    Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:antidepressant

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Adjective

antidepressant (comparative more antidepressant, superlative most antidepressant)

  1. (pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting depression.

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