antidepressant

[an-tee-di-pres-uhnt, an-tahy-] Origin

an·ti·de·pres·sant

[an-tee-di-pres-uhnt, an-tahy-] Pharmacology
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a substance that is used in the treatment of mood disorders, as characterized by various manic or depressive affects.
noun
2.
Also called energizer, psychic energizer. any such substance, as a tricyclic antidepressant, MAO inhibitor, or lithium.

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Antidepressant has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
Also, an·ti-de·pres·sant, an·ti·de·pres·sive [an-tee-di-pres-iv, an-tahy-] .


Origin:
1960–65; anti- + depressant
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antidepressant (ˌæntɪdɪˈprɛsənt)
 
n
1.  any of a class of drugs used to alleviate depression
 
adj
2.  of or relating to this class of drugs

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antidepressant
by 1959, from anti- + depress + adj. suffix -ant.
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antidepressant an·ti·de·pres·sant (ān'tē-dĭ-prěs'ənt, ān'tī-)
n.
A drug used to prevent or relieve mental depression.


an'ti·de·pres'sive (-prěs'ĭv) adj.

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antidepressant   (ān'tē-dĭ-prěs'ənt, ān'tī-)  Pronunciation Key 
A drug used to prevent or treat depression.
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