depressive reaction


de·pres·sion

(dĕ-presh'ŭn), [TA] 1. Reduction of the level of functioning. 2. Synonym(s): excavation (1) 3. Displacement of a part downward or inward. 4. A mental state or chronic mental disorder characterized by feelings of sadness, loneliness, despair, low self-esteem, and self-reproach; accompanying signs include psychomotor retardation (or less frequently agitation), withdrawal from social contact, and vegetative states such as loss of appetite and insomnia. Synonym(s): dejection (1) , depressive reaction, depressive syndrome [L. depressio, fr. deprimo, to press down]