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depression¹
- /dɪˈpɹɛʃən/
- [dɪˈpʰɹʷɛʃən] ~ [dɪˈpʰɹʷɛʃn̩]
- /dəˈpɹɛʃən/
- [dəˈpʰɹʷɛʃən] ~ [dəˈpʰɹʷɛʃn̩]
Rhymes with -ɛʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English depression, depressioun, from Old French depression, from Latin dēpressiō. Equivalent to depress + -ion.
noun depressions
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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.
I used to suffer from depression, but now I'm mostly content with my life.
Similar: despondency, hopelessness, misery, blueness, tristesse, mirthlessness, blues, crestfallenness, dejection, depression, distress, dolefulness
- 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. […] your illness reflects the textbook description of bipolar disorder (euphoric, grandiose, manic highs followed by deep depressions,[…]
- An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings. 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
- An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes.
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A period of major economic contraction.
Opposite: boom
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Four consecutive quarters of negative, real GDP growth (for example, this operational definition is used by the US NBER and many other writers).
The Great Depression was the worst financial event in US history.
Opposite: boom
- The act of lowering or pressing something down. Depression of the lever starts the machine.
- A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation.
Depression²
proper noun the Depression
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Synonym of Great Depression.
Similar: Great Depression
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: depressive disorder, slump, impression, imprint, low, economic crisis, clinical depression, low pressure, natural depression, aborted, funk, drop, depressant, weakening, mope, depressive
Translations
Every language
noun psychology: state of mind
| Español | depresión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 우울 uul |
| 日本語 | 憂鬱 yūutsu |
| 中文 | 抑鬱症 /抑郁症 yìyùzhèng, 抑鬱 /抑郁 yìyù, 消沉 xiāochén, 沮喪 /沮丧 jǔsàng |
| हिन्दी | अवसाद avsād |
| Português | depressão |
| Français | dépression |
| Deutsch | Depression |
| Italiano | depressione |
| Ελληνικά | κατάθλιψη katáthlipsi |
| Română | depresiune, deprimare |
| Русский | депре́ссия depréssija, уны́ние unýnije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự trầm cảm |
| العربية | اِكْتِئَاب iktiʔāb, إِحْبَاط ʔiḥbāṭ |
| עברית | דיכאון dikaon |
noun psychology: period of unhappiness
| Español | depresión |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अवसाद avsād |
| Português | depressão |
| Română | depresiune |
noun economics: period of major economic contraction
| Español | depresión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 불경기 bulgyeonggi |
| 日本語 | 不振 fushin, 不況 fukyō |
| 中文 | 蕭條 /萧条 xiāotiáo |
| हिन्दी | मंदी mandī |
| Português | depressão, crise |
| Français | dépression |
| Deutsch | Depression, Abschwung |
| Italiano | depressione |
| Ελληνικά | ύφεση ýfesi |
| Română | depresiune |
| Русский | депре́ссия depréssija |
| العربية | كَسَاد kasād |
| עברית | שפל shefel |
noun geography: low area
| Español | depresión, hondonada, hondón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 움푹한 지대 |
| 日本語 | 窪地 kubochi |
| 中文 | 洼地 wādì, 凹地 āodì |
| हिन्दी | गड्ढा gaḍḍhā |
| Português | depressão |
| Français | dépression |
| Deutsch | Senke |
| Italiano | depressione |
| Ελληνικά | λάκκος lákkos |
| Română | depresiune |
| Русский | впа́дина vpádina, воро́нка vorónka |
| العربية | مُنْخَفَض munḵafaḍ |
| עברית | שפלה shfela |
noun meteorology: area of lowered air pressure
| Español | área de baja presión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 저기압 jeogiap |
| 日本語 | 低気圧 teikiatsu |
| 中文 | 低氣壓 /低气压 dīqìyā, 低壓 /低压 dīyā |
| Português | área de baixa pressão |
| Français | dépression |
| Italiano | depressione |
| Ελληνικά | βαθύ βαρομετρικό vathý varometrikó, ύφεση ýfesi |
| Română | depresiune |
| Tiếng Việt | áp thấp |
noun economics: four consecutive quarters of negative real GDP development
| हिन्दी | मंदी mandī |
|---|---|
| Português | depressão |
noun reduction in a biological variable
| Español | depresión |
|---|---|
| Português | depressão |
| Français | dépression |
| Italiano | depressione |
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title = {depression},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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