Definition of antidepressant Antidepressant
/æˌntidɪpɹɛˈsʌnt/ - [anteedipresunt] - an•ti•de•pres•sant
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What does antidepressant mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: antidepressants |
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| antidepressant - any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects | ||
| antidepressant drug | ||
| medicament, medicinal drug, medication, medicine the act of treating with medicines or remedies | ||
| maoi, monoamine oxidase inhibitor any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate | ||
| nefazodone, serzone an antidepressant drug (trade name Serzone) | ||
| nontricyclic, nontricyclic antidepressant, nontricyclic antidepressant drug, nontricyclic drug a class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO | ||
| edronax, reboxetine an antidepressant drug that blocks the reuptake of norepinephrine | ||
| selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor, ssri an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain | ||
| tricyclic, tricyclic antidepressant, tricyclic antidepressant drug an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain | ||
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Wiktionary 
- antidepressant (Noun)
An agent that prevents or counteracts depression. - antidepressant (Adjective)
Preventing or counteracting depression.
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antidepressant
Medication against depression. -
antidepressant
Preventing or counteracting depression.
Part of speech
🔤- antidepressant, noun, singular of antidepressants.
