Antidepressant Definition

ăntē-dĭ-prĕsənt, ăntī-
noun
A drug used to treat clinical depression.
American Heritage
An antidepressant drug.
Webster's New World
A drug used to treat depression.
American Heritage Medicine

An agent that prevents or counteracts depression.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • antidepressant drug
adjective
Designating or of any drug used primarily to treat emotional depression.
Webster's New World
Preventing or counteracting depression.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Antidepressant

Noun

Singular:
antidepressant
Plural:
antidepressants

Origin of Antidepressant

Antidepressant Sentence Examples

  • He gave me a prescription for a mild antidepressant.

  • You may be prescribed an antidepressant which could help you to help yourself by giving you some power to make changes in your life.

  • You cannot imagine what it is to have suicidal ideation from an antidepressant.

  • The tricyclic antidepressant imipramine reduces bowel activity and may be helpful when diarrhea is the significant problem.

  • In the 1990s research for new antidepressant medications focussed on serotonin uptake inhibitors to rival Prozac's phenomenal success.

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