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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of depth form-of, plural
2. 2
   The deepest part. (Usually of a body of water.) literary, plural, plural-only

   "The burning ship finally sank into the depths."

3. 3
   (plural) the deepest and most remote part wordnet
4. 4
   A very remote part. literary, plural, plural-only

   "Into the depths of the jungle..."

5. 5
   The lowest point, all-time low, nadir. plural, plural-only

   "to plumb the depths of despair"

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6. 6
   The most severe or involved period. plural, plural-only

   "in the depths of the crisis"

Synonyms

All synonyms

bottombottomless pitbowelsdeaddepthhell

Example

More examples

"The family lived in the depths of misery."

Related phrases

ocean depths

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