Depression Definition & Meaning
depression
- noun
- a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
- a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
- a sunken or depressed geological formation
- sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
- a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment
- an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"
- a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
- a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
- angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
- pushing down; "depression of the space bar on the typewriter"
"Depression" in song lyrics
See how depression is used in real songs:
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"manic depression"
Aesop Rock f/ Pfac — Cook it Up -
"My labels need confession to free me from deep depression"
Akir — Apocalypse -
"Despite all the pain and depression"
Antonious — Deception
Words that rhyme with depression
Usage tips for "depression"
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