Antidepressive

/ˌæn.ti.dɪˈprɛs.ɪv/ adjective

Effective against or serving to reduce depression, sadness, or melancholy.

From anti- (against) + depressive (from depress, from Latin deprimere, to press down, + -ive, adjective suffix). This term emerged in medical contexts before 'antidepressant' became the standard term.

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