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Word: Depression
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Latin depressio(n-), from deprimere ‘press down’ (see depress)
dɪˈprɛʃn
feelings of severe despondency and dejection
Short Definition:severe despondency and dejection
Examples:- self-doubt creeps in and that swiftly turns to depression
a long and severe recession in an economy or market
Short Definition:long and severe recession
Examples:- the depression in the housing market
the action of lowering something or pressing something down
Short Definition:lowering or reducing of something
Examples:- depression of the plunger delivers two units of insulin
a region of lower atmospheric pressure, especially a cyclonic weather system
Short Definition:cyclonic weather system
Examples:- hurricanes start off as loose regions of bad weather known as tropical depressions
the angular distance of an object below the horizon or a horizontal plane.
Short Definition:angular distance of object below horizon
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