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depression

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/dɪˈpɹɛʃən/Word FrequencyCommon (5.29)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (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.

In a Sentence

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

Published Usage Examples

“In fact, the word depression has virtually replaced unhappiness in our internal vocabularies.”

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Origin

From Latin depressus ‘pressed down’, past participle of deprimere.

Common Phrases

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Synonyms

lowimpressionslumpimprintclinical depressionnatural depression

Antonyms

elationelevationnatural elevation

Related Words

depression

Poetry examples for “depression”

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