depression

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations 2 Finnish 2.1 Noun 3 Swedish 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪˈpɹɛʃən/, SAMPA: /dI"prES@n/

  Rhymes: -ɛʃən

• Hyphenation: de·pres·sion

[edit] Noun

depression (countable and uncountable; plural depressions)

1. (geography) an area that is lower in topography than its surroundings
2. (psychology) in psychotherapy and psychiatry, a state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future
3. (psychology) 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. (meteorology) an area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes
5. (economics) a period of major economic contraction

   The Great Depression (US history)

6. (biology, physiology) a lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation

[edit] Related terms

• depress
• depressant
• depressing
• depressive

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Noun

depression

1. Genitive singular form of depressio.

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[edit] Noun

depression

1. Geographical or psychological depression.