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Noun
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Singular depression |
Plural countable and uncountable; plural depressions |
depression (countable and uncountable; plural depressions)
- (geography) an area that is lower in topography than its surroundings
- (psychology) in psychotherapy and psychiatry, a state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future
- (psychology) 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
- (meteorology) an area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes
- (economics) a period of major economic contraction;
- (economics, US) Four consecutive quarters of negative, real GDP growth. See NBER.
- The Great Depression was an event in US history.
- (biology, physiology) a lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation
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Finnish
Noun
depression
- Genitive singular form of depressio.
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
depression
- Geographical or psychological depression.
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