Scrabble?! DEPRESSION

Definitions of DEPRESSION in various dictionaries:

noun - a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity

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

noun - a sunken or depressed geological formation

noun - sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

noun - a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment

noun - an air mass of lower pressure

noun - a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

noun - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

noun - angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

noun - pushing down

The act of depressing.

The condition of being depressed.

An area that is sunk below its surroundings; a hollow.

The condition of feeling sad or despondent.

A psychotic or neurotic condition characterized by an inability to concentrate, insomnia, and feelings of extreme sadness, dejection, and hopelessness.

A reduction in activity or force.

A reduction in physiological vigor or activity: a depression in respiration.

A lowering in amount, degree, or position.

A period of drastic decline in a national or international economy, characterized by decreasing business activity, falling prices, and unemployment.

A region of low barometric pressure.

The angular distance below the horizontal plane through the point of observation.

The angular distance of a celestial body below the horizon.