de·pres·sion
[dih-presh-uh
n] Show IPA
noun
4.
sadness; gloom; dejection.
5.
Psychiatry. a condition of general emotional dejection and withdrawal; sadness greater and moreprolonged than that warranted by any objective reason. Compare clinical depression.
Synonyms
4. discouragement, despondency.
4. discouragement, despondency.
| — n | |
| 1. | the act of depressing or state of being depressed |
| 2. | a depressed or sunken place or area |
| 3. | a mental disorder characterized by extreme gloom, feelings of inadequacy, and inability to concentrate |
| 4. | pathol an abnormal lowering of the rate of any physiological activity or function, such as respiration |
| 5. | an economic condition characterized by substantial and protracted unemployment, low output andinvestment, etc; slump |
| 6. | meteorol cyclone , Also called: low a large body of rotating and rising air below normal atmosphericpressure, which often brings rain |
| 7. | Compare elevation (esp in surveying and astronomy) the angular distance of an object, celestial body,etc, below the horizontal plane through the point of observation |
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