Depression - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment (syn: slump)
- a sunken or depressed geological formation
- sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
- a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment
- an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation (syn: low)
- a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
- a concavity in a surface produced by pressing (syn: impression, imprint)
- angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
- pushing down
Extra examples
She has been undergoing treatment for severe depression.
Many people suffer from clinical depression for years before being diagnosed.
After several years of an economic boom, it looks as though we may be heading toward a depression.
The photographs show depressions in the moon's surface.
Lucy's mood was one of deep depression.
She overcome by depression.
Peter fell into a deep depression on hearing the news.
I began working at the factory during the depth of the Depression.
Depression can render a person helpless.
The book describes his descent into a deep depression after the death of his wife.
The patient's case history showed recurring fits of depression.
Depression was a common problem for people in that age cohort.
...the depression that has enshrouded her since the death of her husband is a Gehenna from which she may never be released...
...caregivers are trained to watch for signs of depression and suicidal ideation—some patients are likely to put their fantasies to action...
Her depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain.
Word forms
singular: depression
plural: depressions
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