REACTIVE DEPRESSION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An inappropriate state of depression that is precipitated by events in the person's life (to be distinguished from normal grief)

Synonyms:

exogenous depression; reactive depression

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("reactive depression" is a kind of...):

clinical depression; depression; depressive disorder (a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention)