Depression Meaning

There are 10 meaning(s) for word Depression

Meaning 1 : a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

    Synonyms : clinical depression,  depressive disorder
Meaning 2 : a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment

    Synonyms : great depression
Meaning 3 : an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation

    Synonyms : low
Meaning 4 : a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

    Synonyms : impression,  imprint
Meaning 5 : a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

    Synonyms : economic crisis,  slump
Meaning 6 : a sunken or depressed geological formation

    Synonyms : natural depression
Meaning 7 : a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity

Meaning 8 : angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

Meaning 9 : pushing down

    Example : depression of the space bar on the typewriter

Meaning 10 : sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

Depression Antonyms