plural depressions
Definition of depression
1
: an act of depressing or a state of being depressed: such as
a
: a state of feeling sad : low spirits : melancholy
specifically
: a mood disorder that is marked by varying degrees of sadness, despair, and loneliness and that is typically accompanied by inactivity, guilt, loss of concentration, social withdrawal, sleep disturbances, and sometimes suicidal tendencies — see also clinical depression, major depression, postpartum depression
b(1)
: a reduction in activity, amount, quality, or force
a depression in trade
(2)
biology
: a lowering of physical or mental vitality or of functional activity
c
: a pressing down : lowering
a depression of the tab key
2
economics
: a period of low general economic activity marked especially by rising levels of unemployment
heading towards a depression periods of economic depression
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The first known use of depression was in the 15th century
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