antidepressant
See also: anti-depressant
English
    
    Etymology
    
anti- + depressant
Pronunciation
    
- Rhymes: -ɛsənt
Noun
    
antidepressant (plural antidepressants)
- (pharmacology) An agent that prevents or counteracts depression.
- Antonym: depressogenic
- Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:antidepressant
 
Translations
    
agent that prevents or counteracts depression
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Adjective
    
antidepressant (comparative more antidepressant, superlative most antidepressant)
- (pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting depression.
Translations
    
preventing or counteracting depression
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