Depression
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Depression Definition
(n)
a
mental
state
characterized
by
a
pessimistic
sense
of
inadequacy
and
a
despondent
lack
of
activity
(n)
a
long
-
term
economic
state
characterized
by
unemployment
and
low
prices
and
low
levels
of
trade
and
investment
(n)
a
sunken
or
depressed
geological
formation
(n)
sad
feelings
of
gloom
and
inadequacy
(n)
a
time
period
during
the
1930s
when
there
was
a
worldwide
economic
depression
and
mass
unemployment
(n)
an
air
mass
of
lower
pressure
;
often
brings
precipitation
; "
a
low
moved
in
over
night
bringing
sleet
and
snow
"
(n)
a
state
of
depression
and
anhedonia
so
severe
as
to
require
clinical
intervention
(n)
a
concavity
in
a
surface
produced
by
pressing
; "
he
left
the
impression
of
his
fingers
in
the
soft
mud
"
(n)
angular
distance
below
the
horizon
(
especially
of
a
celestial
object
)
(n)
pushing
down
; "
depression
of
the
space
bar
on
the
typewriter
"
Depression Synonyms
clinical depression
depression
depressive disorder
economic crisis
impression
imprint
low
low pressure
natural depression
slump
the Depression
the Great Depression
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