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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
Antonyms
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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
Synonyms
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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
WEAK
sinkage
Antonyms
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fullness increase mountain rise solid
WEAK
bulge cheerfulness convexity encouragement happiness hope hopefulness protuberance recovery surge

Example Sentences

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Defending Marl-Brock, Andrew Jebb said she had suffered anxiety, depression, bulimia and anorexia.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The trauma of losing her house left her in a prolonged depression.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Los Angeles and Tucson, Ariz. Despite many close friendships, especially with women, he was at heart a loner, conditioned, possibly, by clinical depression, for which he sought electroshock therapy even though it addled his brain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Overall, healthier eating patterns were commonly associated with fewer symptoms of depression.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

The new and horribly unique depression which had floored him earlier in the day had not left.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick