depressiveness

/dɪˈpɹɛsɪvnəs/ noun

The state of being depressive.

Word Origin Depressiveness is the noun form of depressive — the quality of being depressing or prone to depression. It's built on Latin premere 'to press' with de- 'down,' so it's the state of being pressed down. The breakdown de+press+ive+ness shows the stacking of suffixes.

noun The state of being depressive. countable

Her chronic depressiveness made everyday activities challenging.

(名词) 抑郁状态;抑郁

她长期的抑郁状态使日常活动充满挑战。

(sustantivo) depresión; abatimiento; desaliento; desánimo; alicaimiento [El estado de ser depresivo.]

Su depresión crónica hacía que las actividades cotidianas fueran difíciles.

(nom) état dépressif; caractère dépressif; tendance à la dépression [État d'une personne dépressive ; tendance marquée à la dépression.]

Sa tendance chronique à la dépression rendait les activités quotidiennes difficiles.

(Substantiv) Depressivität; Niedergeschlagenheit [der Zustand, depressiv zu sein; das Vorhandensein depressiver Merkmale]

Ihre chronische **Depressiveness** machte alltägliche Aktivitäten zur Herausforderung.

(名詞) 落ち込んでいる状態、憂うつな状態

彼女が慢性的に落ち込んでいる状態は、日常的な活動を困難にしていた。

(substantivo) depressividade; estado depressivo [O estado de ser depressivo.]

Sua depressividade crônica tornava as atividades cotidianas difíceis.

Word parts: de + press + ive + ness

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