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depression

/dɪˈpɹɛʃən/noun3 syllables

Depression means: a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment.

Synonyms for depression18

noun, as in a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

slump, economic crisis

noun, as in a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

depressive disorder, clinical depression

noun, as in a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

impression, imprint

noun, as in a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment

Great Depression

noun, as in a sunken or depressed geological formation

natural depression

noun, as in an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation

low

also used for depression

despondency, hopelessness, misery, blueness, tristesse, mirthless, blues, crestfallenness, dejection

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Opposites of depression

elation

What does depression mean?10

noun

1

a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

2

a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

3

a concavity in a surface produced by pressing“he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud”

4

a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment

5

a sunken or depressed geological formation

6

an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation“a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow”

7

a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity

8

sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

9

angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

10

pushing down“depression of the space bar on the typewriter”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with depression?21

two syllables

session
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Depression in a sentence

  • After the father lost his job, depression drove him sick.Gib
  • To avoid falling into depression, get a dog or cat.AlanF_US
  • It doesn’t matter what you say, he’ll be acquitted because of depression.User83551
  • After her death, he sank into a depression.AlanF_US
  • After his death, he sank into a depression.AlanF_US
  • If your difficulties appear insurmountable, depression is a normal emotion.Nuel
  • He has been suffering from depression recently, which is interfering with his work.Album9505
  • This continued behavior might signal depression, anxiety or, at worst, suicidal tendencies.Cangarejo

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Forms of depression

as a noun

plural
depressions