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dysthymia vs depressive disorder

depressive disorder vs dysthymia

dysthymia and depressive disorder both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dysthymia Yes No No No
depressive disorder Yes No No No
As nouns, depressive disorder is a hypernym of dysthymia; that is, depressive disorder is a word with a broader meaning than dysthymia:
  • dysthymia: mild chronic depression
  • depressive disorder: a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
Other hypernyms of dysthymia include clinical depression, depression.
dysthymia (noun) depressive disorder (noun)
mild chronic depression a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
Difference between dysthymia and depressive disorder

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