# depressive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/ · frequency rank #19,574

## Definitions
1. Causing depression; dispiriting.
2. Affected by depression, depressed; dispirited; melancholic.
3. Relating to or characteristic of depression.

## Etymology
From French dépressif or Medieval Latin depressivus. By surface analysis, depress + -ive.

## Easily confused with
- **depression** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depression-vs-depressive)
- **depressing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depressing-vs-depressive)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ddepressive`, `deperssive`, `deppressive`, `depresisve`, `depresive`, `depressiev`, `depressivve`, `depressvie`, `deprressive`, `deprsesive`, `derpessive`, `dperessive`, `edpressive`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/depressive