One entry found for
depression.
Main Entry:
de·pres·sion 
Pronunciation:
di-
presh-
n
Function:
noun
1 : an act of depressing
: a state of being depressed: as
a : a pressing down
: LOWERING b : a state of feeling sad
: DEJECTION;
also : a mental disorder marked by sadness, inactivity, and loss of a sense of one's own worth
c : a reduction in activity, amount, quality, or force
2 : a depressed place or part
: HOLLOW3 : a period of low general economic activity with widespread unemployment