Meaning of depressoid | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Resembling depression.
2. Depressing or miserable.
   derogatory, slang

Examples

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

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

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

“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.”

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

““The ski trip⟳? Oh, God, what a depressoid bust. It turned out we didn't have⟳ reservations at the place⟳ we thought we did. […]”

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