Word Meaning

depression definition and meaning

n. The act of depressing.
n. The state of being depressed; a sinking.
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.
n. Humiliation; abasement, as of pride.
n. Dejection; despondency; lowness.
n. Diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness.
n. The angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon.
n. The operation of reducing to a lower degree; -- said of equations.
n. A method of operating for cataract; couching. See Couch, v. t., 8.

Crossword clues for depression

- Economic slump causes acute unhappiness
- Moodiness