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anti-depressant

anti-depressant is the alternative spelling of antidepressant.

Meaning of antidepressant

Noun

antidepressant (plural antidepressants)

  1. An agent that prevents or counteracts depression.
    • Some women with postpartum depression and thyroid imbalance may require antidepressants and psychiatric therapy.1999, Ridha Arem, The Thyroid Solution, →ISBN, page 216
    Antonyms:
    depressogenic

See all 2 meanings of antidepressant

Forms of anti-depressant

pluralanti-depressants

Questions about anti-depressant

What is anti-depressant the alternative spelling of?
Anti-depressant is the alternative spelling of antidepressant.

Words near anti-depressant in the dictionary

  1. Anti-Defecation League
  2. anti-degenerate
  3. anti-degradable
  4. anti-democracy
  5. anti-democratic
  6. anti-depressant
  7. anti-depressants
  8. anti-depression
  9. anti-detriment
  10. anti-devolutionist
  11. anti-devolutionists

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