depression vs depressive disorder

depressive disorder vs depression

depression and depressive disorder both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
depression	Yes	No	No	No
depressive disorder	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, depression and depressive disorder are synonyms defined as:

depression and depressive disorder: a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

Other synonyms of depression include clinical depression.

depression (noun)	depressive disorder (noun)
pushing down	a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
a sunken or depressed geological formation
angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

Difference between depression and depressive disorder

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