1. an inappropriate state of depression that is precipitated by events in the person's life (to be distinguished from normal grief); [syn: exogenous depression, reactive depression]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
exogenous depression
n 1: an inappropriate state of depression that is precipitated
by events in the person's life (to be distinguished from
normal grief) [syn: exogenous depression, reactive
depression]