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depression

noun

de·​pres·​sion di-ˈpre-shən How to pronounce depression (audio)
dē-
plural depressions
1
: an act of depressing or a state of being depressed: such as
a
: a state of feeling sad : low spirits : melancholy
specifically : a mood disorder that is marked by varying degrees of sadness, despair, and loneliness and that is typically accompanied by inactivity, guilt, loss of concentration, social withdrawal, sleep disturbances, and sometimes suicidal tendencies see also clinical depression, major depression, postpartum depression
b(1)
: a reduction in activity, amount, quality, or force
a depression in trade
(2)
biology : a lowering of physical or mental vitality or of functional activity
c
: a pressing down : lowering
a depression of the tab key
2
economics : a period of low general economic activity marked especially by rising levels of unemployment
heading towards a depression
periods of economic depression
3
: a place or part that is lower than the surrounding area : a depressed place or part : hollow
The chicken pox left several depressions in her skin.
4
meteorology : low entry 2 sense 1b
a tropical depression
5
a
astronomy : the angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon
b
mathematics : the size of an angle of depression

Synonyms

Example Sentences

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.
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Word History

Etymology

see depress

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5a

Time Traveler
The first known use of depression was in the 15th century

Phrases Containing depression

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