depression

noun

/dɪˈpreʃn/

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[uncountable] a medical condition in which a person feels very sad and anxious and often has physical symptoms such as being unable to sleep, etc.
- She was diagnosed as having clinical depression.
- She suffered from severe depression after losing her job.
Wordfinder
- anorexia
- autism
- bipolar disorder
- condition
- dementia
- depression
- paranoia
- psychosis
- schizophrenia
see also postnatal depression, post-partum depression
Extra Examples
- Bereavement can often lead to depression.
- Depression affects a surprising number of people.
- He may have killed himself in depression.
- He was in a state of acute depression.
- He's been off work for months with depression.
- Her depression has lifted now.
- His wife had left him and he was being treated for depression.
- She had been receiving medical treatment for depression.
- She was gradually coming out of her depression.
- The actor says he suffers frequent bouts of depression.
- The onset of depression often follows a traumatic event.
- a new drug used to treat depression
Topics Illnessb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- serious
- severe
- black
- …
… of depression
- bout
- fit
- period
- …
verb + depression
- develop
- fall into
- go into
- …
depression + verb
- deepen
- lift
- affect somebody
- …
preposition
- in depression
- with depression
phrases
- the depths of depression
- feelings of depression
- the onset of depression
- …
See full entry
[uncountable, countable] the state of feeling very sad and without hope
- There was a feeling of gloom and depression in the office when the news of the job cuts was announced.
Extra Examples
- These results should not be a cause for depression.
- Her mood swung from the depths of depression to coping well.
- It is easy to slip into a mood of depression.
- moments of deep depression
- She fell into a black depression and refused to leave her room.
- I was in the depths of depression after receiving my exam results.
- In a fit of depression, she threw away all her books.
Topics Feelingsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- serious
- severe
- black
- …
… of depression
- bout
- fit
- period
- …
verb + depression
- develop
- fall into
- go into
- …
depression + verb
- deepen
- lift
- affect somebody
- …
preposition
- in depression
- with depression
phrases
- the depths of depression
- feelings of depression
- the onset of depression
- …
See full entry
[countable, uncountable] a period when there is little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs
- The country was in the grip of (an) economic depression.
- the great Depression of the 1930s
- He grew up during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Extra Examples
- Many people lost their jobs in the great depression of the 1930s.
- The country is experiencing a severe economic depression.
- periods of severe economic depression
- The housing market has gone into depression.
- The depression seems to be deepening.
Topics Moneyc1, Social issuesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- major
- serious
- …
verb + depression
- be in the grip of
- experience
- go into
- …
depression + verb
- deepen
preposition
- during a/the depression
- in a/the depression
phrases
- the depths of a depression
- a period of depression
See full entry
[countable] (formal) a part of a surface that is lower than the parts around it synonym hollow
- Rainwater collects in shallow depressions on the ground.
- From the air, the photos show a shallow depression on the planet's surface.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- shallow
- slight
- small
- …
preposition
- depression in
- depression on
See full entry
[countable] (specialist) a weather condition in which the pressure of the air becomes lower, often causing rain
- an atmospheric depression moving east from the Atlantic
compare anticycloneTopics Weatherc2

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin depressio(n-), from deprimere ‘press down’.

单词	depression
释义	depression noun /dɪˈpreʃn/ /dɪˈpreʃn/ jump to other results [uncountable] a medical condition in which a person feels very sad and anxious and often has physical symptoms such as being unable to sleep, etc. She was diagnosed as having clinical depression. She suffered from severe depression after losing her job. Wordfinder anorexia autism bipolar disorder condition dementia depression paranoia psychosis schizophrenia see also postnatal depression, post-partum depression Extra Examples Bereavement can often lead to depression. Depression affects a surprising number of people. He may have killed himself in depression. He was in a state of acute depression. He's been off work for months with depression. Her depression has lifted now. His wife had left him and he was being treated for depression. She had been receiving medical treatment for depression. She was gradually coming out of her depression. The actor says he suffers frequent bouts of depression. The onset of depression often follows a traumatic event. a new drug used to treat depression Topics Illnessb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective serious severe black … … of depression bout fit period … verb + depression develop fall into go into … depression + verb deepen lift affect somebody … preposition in depression with depression phrases the depths of depression feelings of depression the onset of depression … See full entry [uncountable, countable] the state of feeling very sad and without hope There was a feeling of gloom and depression in the office when the news of the job cuts was announced. Extra Examples These results should not be a cause for depression. Her mood swung from the depths of depression to coping well. It is easy to slip into a mood of depression. moments of deep depression She fell into a black depression and refused to leave her room. I was in the depths of depression after receiving my exam results. In a fit of depression, she threw away all her books. Topics Feelingsb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective serious severe black … … of depression bout fit period … verb + depression develop fall into go into … depression + verb deepen lift affect somebody … preposition in depression with depression phrases the depths of depression feelings of depression the onset of depression … See full entry [countable, uncountable] a period when there is little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs The country was in the grip of (an) economic depression. the great Depression of the 1930s He grew up during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Extra Examples Many people lost their jobs in the great depression of the 1930s. The country is experiencing a severe economic depression. periods of severe economic depression The housing market has gone into depression. The depression seems to be deepening. Topics Moneyc1, Social issuesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective great major serious … verb + depression be in the grip of experience go into … depression + verb deepen preposition during a/the depression in a/the depression phrases the depths of a depression a period of depression See full entry [countable] (formal) a part of a surface that is lower than the parts around it synonym hollow Rainwater collects in shallow depressions on the ground. From the air, the photos show a shallow depression on the planet's surface. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective shallow slight small … preposition depression in depression on See full entry [countable] (specialist) a weather condition in which the pressure of the air becomes lower, often causing rain an atmospheric depression moving east from the Atlantic compare anticycloneTopics Weatherc2 Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin depressio(n-), from deprimere ‘press down’.
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