depression
A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or…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.
» Tom is suffering from depression.
Том страдает от депрессии.
Том страждає на депресію.
Meaning
8 senses(uncountable, usually)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.
I used to suffer from depression, but now I'm mostly content with my life.
Depression
депре́ссияdepréssija, уны́ниеunýnije
депре́сіяdeprésija
(countable)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, uncountable)An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.
Senke
впа́динаvpádina, воро́нкаvorónka
запа́динаzapádyna, впа́динаvpádyna
(countable, uncountable)An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes.
an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
(countable, uncountable)A period of major economic contraction.
Depression, Abschwung
депре́ссияdepréssija
a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment
A period of major economic contraction.
(countable, uncountable)Four consecutive quarters of negative, real GDP growth (for example, this operational definition is used by the US NBER and many other writers).
The Great Depression was the worst financial event in US history.
(countable, uncountable)The act of lowering or pressing something down.
Depression of the lever starts the machine.
pushing down
(countable, uncountable)A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation.
Examples
296 sentencesTom is suffering from depression.
Том страждає на депресію.
ruТом страдает от депрессии.
Depression can lead to suicide.
Депресія може спричинити самогубство.
ruДепрессия может привести к самоубийству.
Tom was diagnosed with autism and severe depression.
Тому поставили діагноз «аутизм» та «важка депресія».
ruУ Тома нашли аутизм и тяжёлую депрессию.
Tom has a history of depression.
Tom has been struggling with depression.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English depression, depressioun, from Old French depression, from Latin dēpresFrom Middle English depression, depressioun, from Old French depression, from Latin dēpressiō. Equivalent to depress + -ion.
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Forms
plural: depressions| Singular | depression |
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Synonyms
45 synonyms- a concavity in a surface produced by pressing:impressionimprint
- a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment:slumpeconomic crisis
- a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment:Great Depression
- a sunken or depressed geological formation:natural depression
- an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation:low
- a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention:depressive disorderclinical depression
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
42 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable