Depression — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity

a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɑːsɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪpɹˈɛʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪpɹˈɛʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈɑːsɚ/.

Examples

a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow
he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud
depression of the space bar on the typewriter

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

natural depression impression depressive disorder imprint slump economic crisis low clinical depression Great Depression

Antonyms

elation natural elevation

Parts of Speech

noun	a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
noun	a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
noun	a sunken or depressed geological formation
noun	sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
noun	a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment
noun	an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation “a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow”
noun	a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
noun	a concavity in a surface produced by pressing “he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud”
noun	angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
noun	pushing down “depression of the space bar on the typewriter”

Word Forms

slump	verb	fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
depress	verb	press down

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

dépression

un état mental caractérisé par un sentiment pessimiste d'insuffisance et un manque d'activité découragé

🇪🇸Spanish

depresión

un estado mental caracterizado por una sensación pesimista de insuficiencia y una falta de actividad abatida

🇮🇹Italian

depressione

uno stato mentale caratterizzato da un senso pessimistico di inadeguatezza e da una scoraggiata mancanza di attività

🇳🇱Dutch

depressie

een mentale toestand die wordt gekenmerkt door een pessimistisch gevoel van ontoereikendheid en een moedeloos gebrek aan activiteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

depressão

um estado mental caracterizado por um sentimento pessimista de inadequação e uma falta desanimadora de atividade

🇷🇺Russian

депрессия

психическое состояние, характеризующееся пессимистическим чувством неадекватности и унылым отсутствием активности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अवसाद

एक मानसिक स्थिति जिसमें अपर्याप्तता की निराशावादी भावना और गतिविधि की निराशाजनक कमी होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিষণ্নতা

একটি মানসিক অবস্থা অপ্রাপ্তির একটি হতাশাবাদী অনুভূতি এবং কার্যকলাপের একটি হতাশাজনক অভাব দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

மனச்சோர்வு

போதாமையின் அவநம்பிக்கை உணர்வு மற்றும் செயல்பாட்டின் நம்பிக்கையற்ற பற்றாக்குறை ஆகியவற்றால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படும் ஒரு மன நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరాశ

అసమర్థత యొక్క నిరాశావాద భావన మరియు నిరుత్సాహపరిచే కార్యాచరణ లేకపోవడంతో కూడిన మానసిక స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

नैराश्य

अपुरेपणाची निराशावादी भावना आणि क्रियाकलापांची निराशाजनक कमतरता द्वारे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत मानसिक स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

હતાશા

અયોગ્યતાની નિરાશાવાદી ભાવના અને પ્રવૃત્તિની નિરાશાજનક અભાવ દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ માનસિક સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖಿನ್ನತೆ

ಅಸಮರ್ಪಕತೆಯ ನಿರಾಶಾವಾದಿ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆ ಮತ್ತು ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಯ ಹತಾಶೆಯ ಕೊರತೆಯಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഷാദം

അപര്യാപ്തതയുടെ അശുഭാപ്തി ബോധവും പ്രവർത്തനത്തിൻ്റെ നിരാശാജനകമായ അഭാവവും ഉള്ള ഒരു മാനസികാവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਦਾਸੀ

ਇੱਕ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਅਯੋਗਤਾ ਦੀ ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾਵਾਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਅਤੇ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ ਦੀ ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾਜਨਕ ਘਾਟ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਰਸਾਈ ਗਈ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈپریشن

ایک ذہنی حالت جس میں مایوسی کے احساس کی کمی اور سرگرمی کی مایوسی کی کمی ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沮丧

一种以悲观的不足感和沮丧的缺乏活动为特征的精神状态

🇯🇵Japanese

うつ

悲観的な不全感と落胆した活動の欠如を特徴とする精神状態

🇰🇷Korean

우울증

비관적인 부적절감과 낙담한 활동 부족을 특징으로 하는 정신 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trầm cảm

một trạng thái tinh thần đặc trưng bởi cảm giác bi quan về sự thiếu hụt và thiếu hoạt động chán nản

🇹🇭Thai

ภาวะซึมเศร้า

สภาพจิตใจที่มีลักษณะในแง่ร้ายของความไม่เพียงพอและการขาดกิจกรรมอย่างสิ้นหวัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

depresi

suatu keadaan mental yang ditandai dengan perasaan pesimistis akan ketidakmampuan dan kurangnya aktivitas yang menyedihkan

🇵🇭Filipino

depresyon

isang mental na estado na nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng isang pessimistic na pakiramdam ng kakulangan at isang kawalan ng pag-asa sa aktibidad

🇲🇾Malay

kemurungan

keadaan mental yang dicirikan oleh rasa pesimis tentang ketidakcukupan dan kekurangan aktiviti yang menyedihkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اكتئاب

حالة عقلية تتميز بإحساس متشائم بالنقص وقلة النشاط اليائس

🇮🇷Persian

افسردگی

یک حالت روانی که با احساس بدبینانه بی کفایتی و عدم فعالیت مأیوس کننده مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

depresyon

karamsar bir yetersizlik duygusu ve umutsuz bir aktivite eksikliği ile karakterize edilen zihinsel bir durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

דִכָּאוֹן

מצב נפשי המאופיין בתחושה פסימית של חוסר התאמה וחוסר פעילות מיואש

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What is the primary definition of the word 'depression'?

The primary meaning of 'depression' is 'a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity'.

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Using 'depression' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'depression' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'depression' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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