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depression

[dih-presh-uhn] / dɪˈprɛʃ ən /




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But he was surprised by articles that said men could experience postpartum depression too.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

If it was all trouble and strife, depression and anxiety, push and pull, cooking and cleaning, loneliness and isolation, you would never stay in this relationship.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Delevingne has previously spoken about struggling with depression and how she became "very good at disassociating from emotion completely".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The author whose name is forever associated with the title of his 1973 book, “The Anxiety of Influence,” suffered from depression and was susceptible to other maladies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The depression voice has taken over my head.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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