Depression is a mental state in which someone feels unhappy and has no energy or enthusiasm.
...suffering from depression.
American English: depression
Arabic: حُزْن
Brazilian Portuguese: depressão
Chinese: 抑郁
Croatian: depresija
Czech: deprese
Danish: depression
Dutch: depressie
European Spanish: depresión
Finnish: masennus
French: dépression
German: Depression
Greek: κατάθλιψη
Italian: depressione
Japanese: 憂鬱
Korean: 우울
Norwegian: depresjon
Polish: depresja
European Portuguese: depressão
Romanian: depresie
Russian: депрессия
Latin American Spanish: depresión
Swedish: depression
Thai: ความหดหู่
Turkish: depresyon
Ukrainian: депресія
Vietnamese: sự chán nản
All related terms of 'depression'
the Depression
the worldwide economic depression of the early 1930s, when there was mass unemployment
Depression glass
cheap glassware mass-produced during the Depression of the 1930s, usually molded in patterns in pale colors , and collectible since the early 1970s
Great Depression
the economic crisis and period of low business activity in the U.S. and other countries, roughly beginning with the stock-market crash in October , 1929, and continuing through most of the 1930s
manic depression
Manic depression is a medical condition in which a person sometimes feels excited and confident and at others feels very depressed . People now use the term → bipolar disorder to refer to this condition.
Qattara Depression
an arid basin in the Sahara , in NW Egypt , impassable to vehicles. Area: about 18 000 sq km (7000 sq miles). Lowest point: 133 m (435 ft) below sea level
winter depression
a state of depression sometimes experienced by people in winter , thought to be related to lack of sunlight
agitated depression
severe depression accompanied by extreme anxiety and agitation
clinical depression
depression in a patient that meets defined criteria and that is deemed to merit treatment
endogenous depression
a severe form of depression usually characterized by insomnia , weight loss, and inability to experience pleasure , thought to be of internal origin and not influenced by external events
postnatal depression
a form of clinical depression that occurs in mothers after the birth of a baby
postpartum depression
Postpartum depression is a mental state involving feelings of anxiety and sudden mood swings which some women experience after they have given birth .
reactive depression
depression occurring in response to some situational stress , as loss of one's job
tropical depression
an area of heavy rains and winds , the first stage in the development of a possible hurricane
the (Great) Depression
the period of economic depression which began in 1929 and lasted through most of the 1930s
dew-point spread
the degrees of difference between the air temperature and the dew point
manic-depressive
If someone is manic-depressive , they have a medical condition in which they sometimes feel excited and confident and at other times very depressed .
Chinese translation of 'depression'
depression
(dɪˈprɛʃən)
n
(u)[of person]抑郁(鬱)症 (yìyùzhèng)
(c) (= slump) (in economy) 萧(蕭)条(條) (xiāotiáo)
(c) (= weather system) 低气(氣)压(壓) (dīqìyā)
(c) (= hollow) 凹陷 (āoxiàn)
1 (noun)
Definition
a mental state in which a person has feelings of gloom and inadequacy
I slid into a depression and found it hard to go to work.
Synonyms
despair
She shook her head in despair at the futility of it all.
misery
All that money brought nothing but misery.
sadness
It is with a mixture of sadness and joy that I say farewell.
the dumps (informal)
the blues
melancholy
We watched the process with an air of melancholy.
unhappiness
There was a lot of unhappiness in my adolescence.
hopelessness
despondency
There's a mood of gloom and despondency in the country.
the hump (British, informal)
bleakness
melancholia
dejection
There was a slight air of dejection about her.
wretchedness
low spirits
gloominess
dolefulness
cheerlessness
downheartedness
2 (noun)
Definition
an economic condition in which there is substantial unemployment, low output and low investment
He never forgot the hardships he witnessed during the depression.
Synonyms
recession
The recession caused sales to drop off.
slump
Even in the slump, some jobs were being created.
economic decline
credit crunch
stagnation
inactivity
hard or bad times
3 (noun)
Definition
a sunken place
an area pockmarked by rainfilled depressions
Synonyms
hollow
where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond
pit
He could see shallow pits in her skin.
dip
Turn right where the road makes a dip.
bowl
valley
a wooded valley set against the backdrop of Monte Rosa
sink
impression
the world's oldest fossil impressions of plant life
dent
There was a dent in the bonnet of the car.
sag
cavity
The sinuses are four sets of air-filled cavities leading directly from the nose.
excavation
excavations in the earth
indentation
With a knife make slight indentations around the pastry.
dimple
cellulite causes orange peel-like dimples on the skin
concavity
Additional synonyms
in the sense of cavity
Definition
a hollow space
The sinuses are four sets of air-filled cavities leading directly from the nose.
Synonyms
hollow,
hole,
gap,
pit,
dent,
crater
in the sense of dejection
There was a slight air of dejection about her.
Synonyms
low spirits,
depression,
gloom,
blues,
dumps (informal),
despair,
sadness,
sorrow,
melancholy,
unhappiness,
doldrums,
despondency,
the hump (British, informal),
gloominess,
heavy-heartedness,
downheartedness
in the sense of dent
Definition
a hollow in the surface of something
There was a dent in the bonnet of the car.
Synonyms
hollow,
chip,
indentation,
depression,
impression,
pit,
dip,
crater,
ding (Australian, New Zealand, obsolete, informal),