depressjoni

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Maltese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian depressione.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dɛp.rɛsˈsjɔː.nɪ/

Noun[edit]

depressjoni f

  1. (medicine, psychology) dejection, depression, despondency (state of mind producing serious long-term lowering of enjoyment)
  2. (economics) depression (period of major economic contraction)
  3. (geography) depression, lowland (low area)
  4. (meteorology) depression, low (area of lowered air pressure)

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