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Meaning of depression

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

depression

Pronunciation:/dɪˈpɹɛʃən//dəˈpɹɛʃ(ə)n/

noun

Definitions

  1. In psychotherapy and psychiatry, a state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future.

    Example: I used to suffer from depression, but now I'm mostly content with my life.

  2. An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.

  3. 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.

  4. An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes.