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antidepressanta medication used to treat depression and other mood disorders

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a medication used to treat depression and other mood disorders

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌæntɪdɪˈpresənt/

Korean meaning: 우울증 및 기타 기분 장애를 치료하는 데 사용되는 약물

Korean pronunciation: 앤티디**프레**선트

Example Sentences

  • My friend says chocolate is her favorite natural antidepressant.
  • The psychiatrist explained how antidepressants work in the brain.
  • He joked that coffee was his morning antidepressant.

antidepressant

NOUN

//ˌæntɪdɪˈpresənt//

a medication used to treat depression and other mood disorders

antidepressant concept
💡 Concept

a kind doctor hands a small bottle of pills to a patient sitting across from her desk. The doctor explains how the medication will help improve the patient's daily mood and energy levels. The patient, who previously looked tired and sad, now shows a hopeful expression as they hold the prescription bottle. Over the following weeks, the same patient appears more energetic and smiling during a follow-up visit. A nurse nearby organizes other medication bottles on a tray, showing this is routine medical care. medication being used to treat depression and other mood disorders

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antidepressant rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

An antidepressant makes life pleasant, suppressing gloom like a natural suppressant!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌæntɪdɪˈpresənt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌæntɪdɪˈpresənt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixanti--
Rootdepress
Suffix--ant

Origin

1950년대에 만들어진 의학 용어로, '반대'를 의미하는 'anti-'와 '우울하게 하다'를 뜻하는 'depressant'가 결합된 형태입니다.

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🎵Rhyme

suppressantdepressantpleasant
suppressant
depressant
pleasant

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My friend says chocolate is her favorite natural antidepressant.

The psychiatrist explained how antidepressants work in the brain.

😄 Fun example

He joked that coffee was his morning antidepressant.

It takes several weeks for antidepressants to show their full effect.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

mood stabilizerpsychotropic medicationantidepressive drug

Antonyms

depressantsedative

Related

psychiatrydepressionanxietytherapymedicationmental health