retarded depression

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   a state of clinical depression in which the individual is lethargic and slow to initiate action

   Broaderdepressive disorder

Questions about retarded depression

What does retarded depression mean?

retarded depression means "a state of clinical depression in which the individual is lethargic and slow to initiate action".

Is retarded depression a common word?

retarded depression is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.