Depression

//dɪˈpɹɛʃn̩// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Great Depression.
Noun
  1. 1
    A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future; any of several mental disorders with this state of mind as a central feature. uncountable, usually

    "I used to suffer from depression, but now I'm mostly content with my life."

  2. 2
    pushing down wordnet
  3. 3
    A period of low morale or unhappiness (a period of experiencing the above-mentioned state of mind) which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide. countable

    "[…] your illness reflects the textbook description of bipolar disorder (euphoric, grandiose, manic highs followed by deep depressions,[…]"

  4. 4
    sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy wordnet
  5. 5
    An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings. countable, uncountable

    "It was not far from the house; but the ground sank into a depression there, and the ridge of it behind shut out everything except just the roof of the tallest hayrick. As one sat on the sward behind the elm, with the back turned on the rick and nothing in front but the tall elms and the oaks in the other hedge, it was quite easy to fancy it the verge of the prairie with the backwoods close by."

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  1. 6
    a sunken or depressed geological formation wordnet
  2. 7
    An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object) wordnet
  4. 9
    A period of major economic contraction. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    a concavity in a surface produced by pressing wordnet
  6. 11
    A period of major economic contraction.; Four consecutive quarters of negative, real GDP growth (for example, this operational definition is used by the US NBER and many other writers). countable, uncountable

    "The Great Depression was the worst financial event in US history."

  7. 12
    a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention wordnet
  8. 13
    The act of lowering or pressing something down. countable, uncountable

    "Depression of the lever starts the machine."

  9. 14
    a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity wordnet
  10. 15
    A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment wordnet
  12. 17
    an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English depression, depressioun, from Old French depression, from Latin dēpressiō. Equivalent to depress + -ion.

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