Definition of Depression
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(n.) The act of depressing.
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(n.) The state of being depressed; a sinking.
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(n.) A falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or hollow; as, roughness consists in little protuberances and depressions.
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(n.) Humiliation; abasement, as of pride.
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(n.) Dejection; despondency; lowness.
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(n.) Diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness.
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(n.) The angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon.
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(n.) The operation of reducing to a lower degree; -- said of equations.
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(n.) A method of operating for cataract; couching. See Couch, v. t., 8.
Homophones of Depression
No Homophones Found.