Meaning of depression | Babel Free

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1. 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
2. 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.
   uncountable, usually
3. Synonym of Great Depression.
4. 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
5. 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.
   countable
6. tending to make one sad or gloomy. What a depressing piece of news! neerdrukkende, ontmoedigende مُسَبِّب للكآبَه، مُثبِط للعَزيمَه، مُكَدِّر тягостен deprimente deprimující bedrückend deprimerende καταθλιπτικόςdeprimente masendav غمگین کننده masentava déprimantמדכא अवसादकारी depresivan lehangoló menyedihkan niðurdrepandi deprimente 気のめいるような 우울하게 하는 slegiantis nomācošs menyebabkan kesedihan deprimerendnedslående, deprimerendeprzygnębiający غمجن کوونکی deprimente deprimant гнетущий depresívny ...
7. An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings
8. An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.
   countable, uncountable
9. The act of depressing.
10. An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes
11. An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes.
    countable, uncountable
12. An area that is sunk below its surroundings; a hollow.
13. A period of major economic contraction.
    countable, uncountable
14. A period of major economic contraction
15. The condition of feeling sad or despondent.
16. Four consecutive quarters of negative, real GDP growth (for example, this operational definition is used by the US NBER and many other writers).
    countable, uncountable
17. A mood disorder characterized by persistent sadness or inability to experience pleasure combined with other symptoms including poor concentration, indecisiveness, sleep problems, changes in appetite, and feelings of guilt, helplessness, and hopelessness. Also called clinical depression, major depressive disorder.
    clinical depression
18. The act of lowering or pressing something down.
    countable, uncountable
19. A lowering or reduction, as:a. A reduction in physiological vigor or activity: a depression in respiration.
20. A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation.
    countable, uncountable
21. A period of drastic economic decline, characterized by decreasing aggregate output, falling prices, and rising unemployment.
22. Meteorology A region of low barometric pressure.
    Meteorology
23. The angular distance below the horizontal plane through the point of observation.
24. Astronomy The angular distance of a celestial body below the horizon.
    Astronomy

Equivalents

Examples

“I used to suffer from depression, but now I'm mostly content with my life.”

“It is that Mr. Levi's death could not be dissociated from the major depression with which he was afflicted, and that indeed his suicide proceeded directly from that illness.”

“[…] your illness reflects the textbook description of bipolar disorder (euphoric, grandiose, manic highs followed by deep depressions,[…]”

“His first major breakdown occurred when his son was five years old; he continued to go to pieces periodically, with a particularly deep depression that lasted from the time Bill was in sixth grade until the time he finished junior high[…]”

“Many alcoholics who die from suicide suffer from deep depressions that are quite frequently protracted,[…]”

“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 other hedge, it was quite easy to fancy it the verge of the prairie with the backwoods close by.”

“These large [mazes] led to smaller ones which were constructed to hold in the hand, usually in the form of a circular tray. In these a marble was contained which had to be manipulated to roll into a depression in the centre.”

“The Great Depression was the worst financial event in US history.”

“Depression of the lever starts the machine.”

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