Definitions for depressiondɪˈprɛʃ ən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
de•pres•siondɪˈprɛʃ ən(n.)
the act of depressing.
the state of being depressed.
Category: Psychiatry
a depressed or sunken place or part; an area lower than the surrounding surface.
sadness; gloom; dejection.
Psychiatry. a condition of general emotional dejection and withdrawal; sadness greater and more prolonged than that warranted by any objective reason.
Category: Psychiatry
a low state of functional activity.
Category: Pathology
dullness or inactivity, as of trade.
a period during which business, employment, and stock-market values decline severely.
Category: Business
the Depression, the economic crisis and period of low business activity in the U.S. and other countries, roughly beginning with the stock market crash in October 1929 and continuing through most of the 1930s.
Category: American History
the angular distance of a celestial body below the horizon.
Category: Astronomy
the angle between the line from an observer or surveying instrument to an object below either of them and a horizontal line.
Category: Surveying
an area surrounded by higher land, ordinarily having interior drainage and not conforming to the valley of a single stream.
Category: Geology
an area of low atmospheric pressure.
Category: Meteorology
Origin of depression:
1350–1400; ME (< AF) < ML, LL
Princeton's WordNet
depression(noun)
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
depression, slump, economic crisis(noun)
a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
natural depression, depression(noun)
a sunken or depressed geological formation
depression(noun)
sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
Depression, Great Depression(noun)
a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment
low, depression(noun)
an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
"a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"
depressive disorder, clinical depression, depression(noun)
a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
depression, impression, imprint(noun)
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
"he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
depression(noun)
angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
depression(noun)
pushing down
"depression of the space bar on the typewriter"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
depression(noun)ɪˈprɛʃ ən
a psychological condition in which you are sad and hopeless
suffered from depression
depressionɪˈprɛʃ ən
a time when the economy is very slow and there is high unemployment and poverty
the great Depression of the 1930s
depressionɪˈprɛʃ ən
an area of a surface that is lower than the rest
a slight depression in the soil
Wiktionary
depression(Noun)
an area that is lower in topography than its surroundings
depression(Noun)
in psychotherapy and psychiatry, a state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future
depression(Noun)
in psychotherapy and psychiatry, a period of unhappiness or low morale which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide
depression(Noun)
an area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes
depression(Noun)
a period of major economic contraction;
depression(Noun)
Four consecutive quarters of negative, real GDP growth. See NBER.
The Great Depression was an event in US history.
depression(Noun)
a lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation
Origin: From depressio.
Webster Dictionary
Depression(noun)
the act of depressing
Depression(noun)
the state of being depressed; a sinking
Depression(noun)
a falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or hollow; as, roughness consists in little protuberances and depressions
Depression(noun)
humiliation; abasement, as of pride
Depression(noun)
dejection; despondency; lowness
Depression(noun)
diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness
Depression(noun)
the angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon
Depression(noun)
the operation of reducing to a lower degree; -- said of equations
Depression(noun)
a method of operating for cataract; couching. See Couch, v. t., 8
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Depression
Depressive states usually of moderate intensity in contrast with major depression present in neurotic and psychotic disorders.
Translations for depression
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- depressie, neerslagtigheidAfrikaans

- كآبَه، غَم، إنْقِباضArabic

- униниеBulgarian

- depressãoPortuguese (BR)

- depreseCzech

- die DepressionGerman

- depression; nedtrykthedDanish

- κατάθλιψηGreek

- depresiónSpanish

- kurvameelsusEstonian

- افسردگیFarsi

- masennusFinnish

- dépressionFrench

- דִיכָּאוֹןHebrew

- अवसादHindi

- depresijaCroatian

- depresszióHungarian

- tekanan jiwaIndonesian

- geðlægð, sjúklegt þunglyndiIcelandic

- depressioneItalian

- 憂うつJapanese

- 우울Korean

- depresijaLithuanian

- depresijaLatvian

- tekanan jiwaMalay

- depressieDutch

- depresjon, nedtrykthetNorwegian

- przygnębienie, depresjaPolish

- افسردگیPersian

- ټيټول، لږول، كښيكښل، له بيې غورځول، زړه ور تنګول، خوابدى كول، سپكول، تابع كول (په مو سيقى كې) داواز غوره كولPashto

- depressãoPortuguese

- depresieRomanian

- депрессияRussian

- depresiaSlovak

- depresijaSlovenian

- depresijaSerbian

- depressionSwedish

- ความหดหู่Thai

- bunalım, depresyonTurkish

- 憂鬱症Chinese (Trad.)

- депресія; пригнічений станUkrainian

- انتہائی افسردگیUrdu

- sự trầm cảmVietnamese

- 抑郁症Chinese (Simp.)

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