antidepressant
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
Related to antidepressant: tricyclic antidepressant
an·ti·de·pres·sant
(ăn′tē-dĭ-prĕs′ənt, ăn′tī-)n.
A drug used to treat depression.
an′ti·de·pres′sant, an′ti·de·pres′sive (-prĕs′ĭv) adj.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
antidepressant
(ˌæntɪdɪˈprɛsənt)n
(Pharmacology) any of a class of drugs used to alleviate depression
adj
(Pharmacology) of or relating to this class of drugs
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
an•ti•de•pres•sant
(ˌæn ti dɪˈprɛs ənt, ˌæn taɪ-) alsoan•ti•de•pres•sive
(ˌæn ti dɪˈprɛs ɪv, ˌæn taɪ-)adj.
1. used to relieve or treat mental depression.
n. 2. an antidepressant drug.
[1960–65]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
Noun | 1. | antidepressant - any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease 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 maleate - a salt or ester of maleic acid; used as a nontricyclic antidepressant drug for psychomotor activation |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
antidepresívum
antidepressivt middel
masennuslääke
antidepresiv
抗鬱剤
항울제
antidepressivt medel
ยาต้านอาการเศร้าซึม
thuốc chống trầm cảm
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
antidepressant
→ مُضاد للِاكْتِئاب antidepresívum antidepressivt middel Antidepressivum αντικαταθλιπτικό antidepresivo masennuslääke antidépresseur antidepresiv antidepressivo 抗鬱剤 항울제 antidepressivum antidepressiva środek przeciwdepresyjny antidepressivo антидепрессант antidepressivt medel ยาต้านอาการเศร้าซึม antidepresan thuốc chống trầm cảm 抗抑郁剂Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
an·ti·de·pres·sant
n. antidepresivo, medicamento o proceso curativo usado para evitar estados de depresión.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
antidepressant
adj & n antidepresivo; tricyclic — antidepresivo tricíclicoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.