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depression
noun(de-pres-sion)
a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
Synonyms: clinical depression, depressive disorder,
depression
noun(de-pres-sion)
a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment
Synonyms: great depression,
depression
noun(de-pres-sion)
an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
Synonyms: low,
depression
noun(de-pres-sion)
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
Synonyms: impression, imprint,
depression
noun(de-pres-sion)
a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
Synonyms: economic crisis, slump,
depression
noun(de-pres-sion)
a sunken or depressed geological formation
Synonyms: natural depression,
depression
noun(de-pres-sion)
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
Antonyms: elation,
depression
noun(de-pres-sion)
angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
depression
noun(de-pres-sion)
pushing down
Examples:
Depression of the space bar on the typewriter.
depression
noun(de-pres-sion)
sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

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