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depression

[dih-presh-uhn] / dɪˈprɛʃ ən /
NOUN
low spirits; despair
Synonyms
STRONG
abasement abjection blahs bleakness bummer cheerlessness dejection desolation desperation despondency discouragement dispiritedness distress dole dolefulness dolor downheartedness dreariness dullness dumps ennui gloom gloominess heavyheartedness hopelessness lowness melancholia melancholy misery mortification qualm sadness sorrow trouble unhappiness vapors woefulness worry
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abjectness blue funk disconsolation heaviness of heart lugubriosity the blues
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advantage benefit blessing cheer comfort contentedness contentment encouragement gladness happiness hopefulness joy liveliness peace pleasure
WEAK
bulge cheerfulness convexity hope protuberance recovery surge
NOUN
economic decline
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bankruptcy bust crash crisis deflation dislocation downturn drop failure inactivity inflation overproduction panic paralysis recession retrenchment sag slide slowness slump stagflation stagnation unemployment
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bad times bear market big trouble hard times rainy days
Antonyms
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calm increase rise success
WEAK
bulge cheerfulness convexity encouragement happiness hope hopefulness protuberance recovery surge
NOUN
concavity, cavity
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basin bowl crater dent dimple dip excavation hole hollow impression indentation pit pocket sag scoop sink sinkhole vacuity vacuum valley void
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sinkage
Antonyms
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fullness increase mountain rise solid
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bulge cheerfulness convexity encouragement happiness hope hopefulness protuberance recovery surge

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Through it all, however, West struggled with depression and a sense of self-loathing, and had trouble with intimacy, much of it a by-product of a hardscrabble childhood in West Virginia with a domineering father.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

A "significant minority" also reported symptoms such as depression - 17.9%, hopelessness - 15.6%, or panic attacks - 8%.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

It merged with a part of Pfizer that owned off-patent former blockbuster drugs for cholesterol, impotence, arthritis, and depression.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The next day, Charlie and Emma begin discussing the circumstances that preceded her plan — depression, bullying, the black hole of the internet — before pausing for an appointment.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

I pull out my water bottle and pour a little into this depression in the rock near her nose.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

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