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Another word for depression

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Noun

  1. An area sunk below its surroundings

    See also:

    convex

  2. A feeling or spell of dismally low spirits

    See also:

    happy

    feelings

  3. A period of decreased business activity and high unemployment

    See also:

    rich

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Another word for depression

Noun

  1. Something lower than its surroundings

    See also:

    hole

    dent

  2. Low spirits

    See also:

    sadness

    grief

    gloom

    Antonyms:

  3. Period of commercial stress

    See also:

    bankruptcy

    Antonyms:
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Sentence Examples

  • She hadn't recognized it as depression then, though.

  • Physical ills were miserable, but this depression was unbearable.

  • It is in the south that the depression remains most distinct and it is there known as the Campidano.

  • After these syndromes, we come to the entire spectrum of mental illnesses, from depression to paranoia.

  • Since the ball he had felt the approach of a fit of nervous depression and had made desperate efforts to combat it.

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