Emotions / B1

di-PRESHUN/dɪˈpreʃn/

Depression is a medical condition of lasting low mood, and also a slump in trade: treat depression; the 1930s Depression. Depress is the verb. Recession is a related economics word. Uncountable in many medical uses; a depression is also used. Do not joke about depression in exam writing. NHS: talking therapies for depression.

Meaning

A medical condition of deep, lasting low mood; also a period of falling trade.

Examples

• “The clinic offers support for depression after redundancy.”
• “A trade depression followed the factory closures, which is the economic sense.”

Good to know

Medical (often uncountable): depression. Economic: a depression / slump. Related: recession. Verb: depress. Serious register; not a joke.

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