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neurotic depression vs depressive disorder

depressive disorder vs neurotic depression

neurotic depression and depressive disorder both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
neurotic depression Yes No No No
depressive disorder Yes No No No
As nouns, depressive disorder is a hypernym of neurotic depression; that is, depressive disorder is a word with a broader meaning than neurotic depression:
  • neurotic depression: a term used for any state of depression that is not psychotic
  • depressive disorder: a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
Other hypernyms of neurotic depression include clinical depression, depression.
neurotic depression (noun) depressive disorder (noun)
a term used for any state of depression that is not psychotic a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
Difference between neurotic depression and depressive disorder

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