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de·pres·sion
 (d  -pr  sh   n)
KEY
NOUN:
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- The act of depressing.
- The condition of being depressed.
- An area that is sunk below its surroundings; a hollow.
- The condition of feeling sad or despondent.
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Psychology
A psychiatric disorder characterized by an inability to concentrate, insomnia, loss of appetite, anhedonia, feelings of extreme sadness, guilt, helplessness and hopelessness, and thoughts of death.
Also called
clinical depression
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- A reduction in activity or force.
- A reduction in physiological vigor or activity:
a depression in respiration.
- A lowering in amount, degree, or position.
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Economics
A period of drastic decline in a national or international economy, characterized by decreasing business activity, falling prices, and unemployment.
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Meteorology
A region of low barometric pressure.
- The angular distance below the horizontal plane through the point of observation.
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Astronomy
The angular distance of a celestial body below the horizon.
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