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depression

n. pushing down; "depression of the space bar on the typewriter"

depression

n. sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

depression

n. angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

depression

n. a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity

natural depression

n. a sunken or depressed geological formation

dent, indentation

n. the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions

impression, imprint

n. a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"

slump, economic crisis

n. a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

low, low pressure

n. an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"

despair

n. the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well

dolor, dolour

n. (poetry) painful grief

gloominess, somberness, gloom

n. a feeling of melancholy apprehension

discouragement, disheartenment, dismay

n. the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

sorrow

n. an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss"

pessimism

n. the feeling that things will turn out badly

grief, heartache, heartbreak, brokenheartedness

n. intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

despair, desperation

n. a state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"

crash, collapse

n. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

force, strength, forcefulness

n. physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"

inadequacy, insufficiency, deficiency

n. lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"

decline, decay

n. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

deterioration, worsening, decline in quality

n. process of changing to an inferior state

ebb, ebbing, wane

n. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

bankruptcy

n. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"

track

n. a groove on a phonograph recording

valley, vale

n. a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

elation

n. an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression

elevation, natural elevation

n. a raised or elevated geological formation

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