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psychotic depression vs depression

depression vs psychotic depression

psychotic depression and depression both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
psychotic depression Yes No No No
depression Yes No No No
As nouns, depression is a hypernym of psychotic depression; that is, depression is a word with a broader meaning than psychotic depression:
  • psychotic depression: a state of depression so severe that the person loses contact with reality and suffers a variety of functional impairments
  • depression: a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
Other hypernyms of psychotic depression include clinical depression, depressive disorder.
psychotic depression (noun) depression (noun)
a state of depression so severe that the person loses contact with reality and suffers a variety of functional impairments pushing down
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 psychotic depression and depression

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