depression
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5.5
- noun
- /dɪˈprɛʃən/
- Specialized
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depresión atmosférica
- I've got a tropical depression in the Gulf moving inland towards the coast.
Examples
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Another probable depression has developed...
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A tropical depression is generating gale-force winds... ...and is associated with heavy rains and ocean swells to 30 feet or more.
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A further depression is heading our way.
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Tropical depression, I think they called it.
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At 11 a.m. on October 22, we saw a tropical depression.
Blog text (13) -
Emma said, "There's a tropical depression forming in the Caribbean."
Fiction book (1997) -
Rossby waves should increase the chances for wind shear, so fewer tropical depressions should develop into hurricanes.
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NASA's TRMM satellite flew over Tropical Depression 25W on Nov. 14 at 0133 UTC and captured rainfall rate data.
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The weather forecast warned that a depression would bring heavy rain this weekend.
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As the depression moved closer to the coast, meteorologists predicted strong winds and thunderstorms.
Synonyms
9
5.5
An area where the air pressure is less than nearby places, often with rain
Compounds
- Specialized
8
3.9
A serious mental illness doctors diagnose that causes long deep sadness and loss of interest and often needs treatment
- Archaic
7
4.8
A mental illness with times of very high energy and times of very low mood
- Specialized
1
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 Intense
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Morphology
Etymology
Depression comes from de- 'down' and press 'to push'. In weather, a depression is an area of lower air pressure — think of the pressure being 'down' compared with the surroundings — and it often brings bad weather.