depressoidとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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depressoid (comparative more depressoid, superlative most depressoid)

1. Resembling depression.
   • 1982, Psychiatric Annals, Volume 16, page 304:

     […] of the difficulties in differentiating the "depressoid" picture of acute grief from the clinical depressions that may evolve later, […]

   • 1987, Sidney Zisook, Biophysical Aspects of Bereavement, American Psychiatric Press (1987), →ISBN, page 183:

     The major problem for the clinician involves the differentiation of those states which represent "real" depression from those "depressoid" states associated with grief.

   • 1993, Therese A. Rando, Treatment of Complicated Mourning, Research Press (1993), →ISBN, page 210:

     They recommend that such depressions be treated with antidepressants whether evolved from the depressoid state of acute grief or not.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:depressoid.

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depress +‎ -oid (“derogatory suffix”)

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depressoid (comparative more depressoid, superlative most depressoid)

1. (slang, derogatory) Depressing or miserable.
   • 1996 September 27, Diane Wilson, “Re: Goals?”, in alt.support.depression, Usenet‎^[1]:

     My sense of humor is just as black as before. I still listen to the same depressoid music. Yet I'm much happier, and I'm open in ways that would have terrified me only a few years ago.

   • 2002 April 21, Adam, “Re: Another survey - last movie.”, in misc.writing.screenplays, Usenet‎^[2]:

     The slow cinema verite pacing of this film suited it's totally depressoid theme.