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feeling blue — If you feel blue, you are feeling unwell, mainly associated with depression or unhappiness … The small dictionary of idiomes
Depression: Emergence — The word depression has a number of meanings, depending on the discipline. Within neurophysiology, it refers to a decrease in the brain’s electrical activity causing, for example, cortical depression. For the pharmacologist, depression means… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
Depression and Mood Disorders: Emergence — The word depression has a number of meanings, depending on the discipline. Within neurophysiology, it refers to a decrease in the brain’s electrical activity causing, for example, cortical depression. For the pharmacologist, depression means… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
depression */*/ — UK [dɪˈpreʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms depression : singular depression plural depressions 1) a) [uncountable] a feeling of being extremely unhappy Some children show signs of anxiety and depression at exam time. b) a medical condition in which a… … English dictionary
depression — 1. Reduction of the level of functioning. 2. SYN: excavation (1). 3. Displacement of a part downward or inward. 4. A temporary mental state or chronic mental disorder characterized by feelings of sadness, loneliness, despair, low self esteem, and … Medical dictionary
depression — de|pres|sion [ dı preʃn ] noun ** 1. ) uncount a feeling of being extremely unhappy: Many children show signs of anxiety and depression after a divorce in the family. a ) a medical condition in which a person is so unhappy that they cannot live a … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
depression — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. recession, slowdown. II Pressing downward Nouns 1. depression, lowering; dip (see concavity); abasement, debasement; reduction. 2. overthrow, overset, overturn; upset; prostration, subversion,… … English dictionary for students
depression — /dI preSFn/ noun 1 (C, U) 2 a) a feeling of sadness that makes you think there is no hope for the future: She was overcome by depression. | deep/severe depression: Peter fell into a deep depression on hearing the news. b) a medical condition that … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
depression — de|pres|sion W3S3 [dıˈpreʃən] n 1.) [U and C] a) a medical condition that makes you very unhappy and anxious and often prevents you from living a normal life ▪ women who suffer from post natal depression (=that sometimes happens after the birth… … Dictionary of contemporary English
depression*/ — [dɪˈpreʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [U] a feeling of great sadness that is sometimes so extreme that it is considered to be a mental illness Some children show signs of anxiety and depression at exam time.[/ex] 2) [C/U] a period of time when there is a lot of… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
