Some children show signs of anxiety and depression at exam time.
Synonyms and related words
Sadness and unhappiness
sadness
depression
grief
1a
a medical condition in which a person is so unhappy that they cannot live a normal life
suffer from depression:
She suffered a lot from depression after the death of her husband.
Synonyms and related words
Specific mental illnesses and general words for mental illness
agoraphobia
ASPD
automatism
2
countable/uncountable economicsa period of time when there is a lot of unemployment and poverty because there is very little economic activity
periods of economic depression
The country is sliding into a depression.
Synonyms and related words
Economy and economics
agronomics
austerity
boom
2a
the Depression
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
Synonyms and related words
Economy and economics
agronomics
austerity
boom
3
countable sciencea large mass of air at low pressure that usually brings colder weather and rain
Synonyms and related words
Weather patterns and air pressure
air pressure
anticyclone
atmospheric pressure
4
countable sciencean area on a surface that is lower than the parts around it
Synonyms and related words
Marks created by pressure
imprint
print
footprint
depression
noun
US /dɪˈpreʃ(ə)n/
Other entries for this word
manic depressionnoun
antenatal depressionnoun
postnatal depressionnoun
postpartum depressionnoun
prenatal depressionnoun at antenatal depression
Word Forms
singular
depression
plural
depressions
DEFINITIONS4
1
uncountable a feeling of being extremely unhappy
Many children show signs of anxiety and depression after a divorce in the family.
Synonyms and related words
Sadness and unhappiness
sadness
depression
grief
1a
a medical condition in which a person is so unhappy that they cannot live a normal life
suffer from depression:
She suffered a lot from depression after the death of her husband.
Synonyms and related words
Specific mental illnesses and general words for mental illness
agoraphobia
ASPD
Asperger’s syndrome
2
countable/uncountable economicsa period of time when there is a lot of unemployment and poverty because there is very little economic activity
periods of economic depression
The country is sliding into a depression.
Synonyms and related words
Economy and economics
agronomics
austerity
boom
2a
the Depression
in the U.K., U.S., 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
Synonyms and related words
Economy and economics
agronomics
austerity
boom
3
countable sciencea large mass of air at low pressure that usually brings colder weather and rain
Synonyms and related words
Weather patterns and air pressure
air pressure
anticyclone
atmospheric pressure
4
countable sciencean area on a surface that is lower than the parts around it