depression
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3.7
- noun
- /dɪˈprɛʃən/
:
depresión
- Not wanting anything, isn't that a symptom of depression ?
- depression and anxiety
- symptoms of depression
- feelings of depression
It's why walking like you're late helps depression, because it helps blood flow.
- It's why walking like you're late helps depression, because it helps blood flow.
- They have all these names, happiness, sadness, depression, anger, rage.
- And mine didn't really hit me, my summer depression, until we got here.
- I think people get confused where like depression and grieving.
- Well, what happens is socially we say it's depression, but what if?
- A few people asked about depression and suicide.
- So for some people, depression, we can destroy them.
- The difference between depression and joy, right? And
- What's it just like anxiety, like depression, like everything.
- It's killing anxiety for a lot of people, depression, addiction.
- And it's, there's scientific evidence that depression, it grows on itself.
- And before that, he kept his crew from depression frozen one year in the ice.
Examples
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He took his life and he suffered from depression as I did.
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So quite often it's the case that people with depression will experience poor sleep.
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But for more than two decades, Wayne was battling depression completely alone.
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Within this, anxiety, stress, and depression are growing problems, according to figures obtained by the BBC.
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I struggled with a lot of depression and self-confidence.
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People may take antidepressants for reasons other than depression, which may have influenced our results.
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I didn't realise that I was suffering from depression, right?
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And I'm somebody who's suffered from depression in the past.
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And that's going to help with dementia, depression, all sorts of things too.
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Many people struggle with depression, feeling hopeless and uninterested in activities they once enjoyed.
Synonyms
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1.0
A feeling of being unhappy
89
6.3
A period of difficulty, sadness, or less success in life
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3.2
A feeling of sadness and low spirits
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1.8
A feeling of sadness or not feeling satisfied with life
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9.1
A deep lasting feeling of sadness without a clear reason
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8.3
A strong feeling of sadness and loss of hope after something bad
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4.4
A feeling of mild sadness that has no clear cause
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6.3
A feeling of sadness and low energy that makes you feel down
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6.5
A serious, sad mood that feels quiet and heavy
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8.8
A feeling of deep sadness and no hope
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3.4
A feeling of sadness and little hope felt by people or in a place
A deep sadness that nothing can comfort
A deep feeling of sadness about a loss
A feeling of sadness and low energy
A quiet feeling of sadness and low spirits
A feeling of sadness and little interest in things
A time when someone feels sad and without energy
A feeling of being sad or low
A feeling of being sad and having little hope
A feeling of being discouraged and without much hope
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
A serious mental illness doctors diagnose that causes long deep sadness and loss of interest and often needs treatment
- Archaic
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4.8
A mental illness with times of very high energy and times of very low mood
- Specialized
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8.0
A long time of deep sadness when someone cannot sit still and is easily annoyed
- Specialized
1
8.8
Severe depression where a person loses touch with reality and has hallucinations or false beliefs
- Specialized
A long time feeling sad and low in energy for at least two years
- Specialized
A long time of feeling very sad because of changes in the brain, not because of life events
- Specialized
A deep sadness in babies who lose their mother or main caregiver and get little care
- Specialized
A depression where a person cannot feel pleasure in usual activities
- Archaic
A long, serious time of deep sadness and loss of interest that starts in middle age or after menopause
- Archaic
A long time of deep sadness and worry without false beliefs or hearing things that are not there
- Specialized
A period of deep sadness and low energy after a stressful life event
- Formal
A long serious feeling of sadness with very slow movement and little energy that makes starting things hard
- Specialized
A long illness of deep sadness and low energy without periods of very high mood
How Sad
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Depression comes from de- 'down' and press 'to push'. A helpful image is that sadness or heavy feelings 'press down' on a person, which is why depression means a deep low mood.