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reactive depression
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noun
depression occurring in response to some situational stress, as loss of one's job.
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Compare endogenous depression.
Origin of reactive depression
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby reactive depression
reaction time, reaction turbine, reactivate, reactive, reactive component, reactive depression, reactive hyperemia, reactive schizophrenia, reactive thrust, reactivity, reactor
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Medical definitions for reactive depression
reactive depression
[ rÄ“-ăk′tÄv ]
n.
Depression precipitated by something intensely sad or distressing.
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