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Definition depression in British English

depression noun

noun
/dɪˈpreʃ(ə)n/
1

a feeling of being extremely unhappy

Example

Some children show signs of anxiety and depression at exam time.

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sadness depression grief
1.1

a medical condition in which a person is so unhappy that they cannot live a normal life

Example

She suffered a lot from depression after the death of her husband.

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agoraphobia ASPD automatism
2

a period of time when there is a lot of unemployment and poverty because there is very little economic activity

Example

periods of economic depression

Example

The country is sliding into a depression.

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agronomics austerity boom
2.1

in the UK, US, and some other countries, a period during the late 1920s and early 1930s when there were very few jobs and a lot of poverty because the economy was so bad

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agronomics austerity boom
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air pressure anticyclone atmospheric pressure
4

an area on a surface that is lower than the parts around it

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imprint print footprint
Definition depression in British English