depression
/dɪˈpɹɛʃən/
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; A period of low morale or unhappiness which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide; An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings
- plural
- depressions
Meanings
- 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
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- 2
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
- 3
An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings
- 4
An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes
- 5
A period of major economic contraction
- 6
A period of major economic contraction.; Four consecutive quarters of negative, real GDP growth (for example, this operational definition is used by the US NBER and many other writers)rare
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The act of lowering or pressing something downrare
- 8
A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevationrare