Hypernyms for "depression"
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agitated depression
anaclitic depression
basin
bed
blue devils
blue funk
blues
bottom
channel
chap
click
crack
cranny
crater
crease
crevice
crinkle
deep
dejection
demoralisation
demoralization
dent
despondence
despondency
dimple
dip
disconsolateness
droop
dysphoria
dysthymia
dysthymic depression
endogenous depression
exogenous depression
fissure
funk
furrow
groove
heartsickness
helplessness
hole
hollow
incision
line
low spirits
lowland
major depressive episode
megrims
melancholia
melancholy
mouse click
neurotic depression
oceanic abyss
oppression
oppressiveness
prick
psychotic depression
reactive depression
retarded depression
sag
scratch
seam
sink
sinkhole
slit
slough of despond
swallow hole
trench
trough
vale
valley
vapors
vapours
wrinkle
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.