depression

1. n. The act of depressing. Source: opted

2. n. The state of being depressed; a sinking. Source: opted

3. n. A falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or hollow; as, roughness consists in little protuberances and depressions. Source: opted

4. n. Humiliation; abasement, as of pride. Source: opted

5. n. Dejection; despondency; lowness. Source: opted

6. n. Diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness. Source: opted

7. n. The angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon. Source: opted

8. n. The operation of reducing to a lower degree; -- said of equations. Source: opted

9. n. A method of operating for cataract; couching. See Couch, v. t., 8. Source: opted

10. n. a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity Source: wordnet

11. n. a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment Source: wordnet

12. n. a sunken or depressed geological formation Source: wordnet

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