depression
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noun- 1.
(uncountable, usually)(psychology, usually uncountable) 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.
Đồng nghĩa: despondency, hopelessness, misery, blueness, tristesse, mirthless, blues, crestfallenness, dejection, depression, despondency, distress, dolefulness, downheartedness, drearihead, forlornness, grief, heartsore, ill-being, infelicity, melancholia, melancholy, misery, mishappiness, mourn, prosternation, regret, rue, ruth, sadness, sorrow, sorrowfulness, tristfulness, undelight, unhappiness, woe, woefare, wretchedness
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(countable)(psychology, 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.
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(countable, uncountable)(geography) An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.
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(countable, uncountable)(meteorology) An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes.
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(countable, uncountable)(economics) A period of major economic contraction.
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(countable, uncountable)The act of lowering or pressing something down.
Depression of the lever starts the machine.
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(countable, uncountable)(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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From Middle English depression, depressioun, from Old French depression, from Latin dēpressiō. Equivalent to depress + -ion.