Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with depression in American Collocation
depression
noun
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/dɪˈpreʃ(ə)n/
when depression is an illness
clinical
The diagnosis of clinical depression is not always straightforward.
serious/not serious
deep
mild
moderate
severe
He was diagnosed with severe depression and was off work until July.
lasting a long time or returning often
chronic
These feelings of inadequacy can lead to chronic depression.
experience depression
develop
experience
fall into
plunge into
sink into
suffer
suffer from
I feel better than I have felt for years after suffering depression and fatigue.
cause depression
cause
trigger
No one is sure how depression is caused.
treat or cure depression
cure
diagnose
treat
My depression was not diagnosed until I was 35 and had a breakdown.
make depression less bad
alleviate
combat
lift
relieve
If the depression is lifted, the pain often becomes less.
recover from depression
beat
get over
overcome
recover from
The majority of people will overcome their depression completely.
a time when someone has depression
bout
episode
period
She’s had minor medical problems and one bout of depression.
when depression starts
onset
She traced the onset of the depression back to the early deaths of both her parents.