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depression

noun
/dɪˈpɹɛʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English depression, depressioun, from Old French depression, from Latin dēpressiō. Equivalent to depress + -ion.

  1. derived from dēpressiō
  2. derived from depression
  3. inherited from depression

Definitions

  1. A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability…

    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.
    • It is that Mr. Levi's death could not be dissociated from the major depression with which he was afflicted, and that indeed his suicide proceeded directly from that illness.

  2. A period of low morale or unhappiness (a period of experiencing the above-mentioned state…

    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.

    • […] your illness reflects the textbook description of bipolar disorder (euphoric, grandiose, manic highs followed by deep depressions,[…]
    • His first major breakdown occurred when his son was five years old; he continued to go to pieces periodically, with a particularly deep depression that lasted from the time Bill was in sixth grade until the time he finished junior high[…]
    • Many alcoholics who die from suicide suffer from deep depressions that are quite frequently protracted,[…]

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

    • These large [mazes] led to smaller ones which were constructed to hold in the hand, usually in the form of a circular tray. In these a marble was contained which had to be manipulated to roll into a depression in the centre.
  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting…

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

    2. A period of major economic contraction.

    3. The act of lowering or pressing something down.

      • Depression of the lever starts the machine.

    4. A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function…

      A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation.

    5. Synonym of Great Depression.

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Derived

angle of depression, anti-depression, antidepression, anxiodepression, anxio-depression, cardiodepression, clinical depression, cryptodepression, depressional, depressionary, depressionism, depressionist, depressionless, depressionlike, dextrodepression, double depression, freezing-point depression, immunodepression, inbreeding depression, infranasal depression, laevodepression, manic-depression, manic depression, microdepression, neurodepression, nondepression, phagodepression, post-con depression, postdepression, postnatal depression, post-natal depression, postpartum depression, post-partum depression, pre-depression, pseudodepression, retarded depression, seasonal depression, social depression, summer depression, tropical depression · +4 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at depression. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at depression. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at depression

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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