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Adjective
/diˈpresiNG/,
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Causing or resulting in a feeling of miserable dejection,
  1. Causing or resulting in a feeling of miserable dejection
    • - that thought is too depressing for words
  2. Causing a damaging reduction in economic activity
    • - the mortgage rate increase will have a depressing effect on the housing market
  1. causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; "the economic outlook is depressing"; "something cheerless about the room"; "a moody and uncheerful person"; "an uncheerful place"
  2. (depressingly) in a depressing manner or to a depressing degree
  3. (depress) lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
  4. (depress) lower: cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
  5. (depress) press down: press down; "Depress the space key"
  6. (depress) lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"
  7. (Depression (differential diagnoses)) Depression, one of the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric disorders. is being diagnosed in increasing numbers in various segments of the population worldwide. Depression in the United States alone affects 17.6 million Americans each year or 1 in 6 people. ...
  8. (Depression (economics)) In economics, a depression is a sustained, long-term downturn in economic activity in one or more economies. It is a more severe downturn than a recession, which is seen by economists as part of a normal business cycle.
  9. (Depression (kinesiology)) Depression, in kinesiology, is the anatomical term of motion for movement in an inferior direction.
  10. (Depression (meteorology)) A low pressure area, or "low", is a region where the atmospheric pressure at sea level is below that of surrounding locations. Low pressure systems form under areas of wind divergence which occur in upper levels of the troposphere. ...
  11. (Depression (physiology)) Depression in physiology and medicine refers to a lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ. It is in contrast to elevation.
  12. (Depression (psychology)) Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity. Depressed people may feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable or restless. ...
  13. (depressed) unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent; Suffering from clinical depression; Suffering damaging effects of economic recession
  14. (depression) an area that is lower in topography than its surroundings; in psychotherapy and psychiatry, a state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future; in psychotherapy and psychiatry, a period of unhappiness or low morale ...
  15. (depress) v.  make sad and without enthusiasm
  16. (Depressed) The same as DEBRUISED.
  17. (Depressed) This is a fracture of the cortical bone caused by a localized force that breaks and depresses one segment below the level of surrounding bone.
  18. (depressed (to be -)) (v) salpınlanırģa, sawsuzlanırģa
  19. (depressed) Do not use this term. Use the term pressed in.
  20. (depressed) an area of land is pushed downward from its original position
  21. (depressed) flattened as if pressed down from the top or end; applied to 2 or 3-dimensional shapes, e.g. ovate and obovate or ovoid and obovoid which have a length:breadth ratio of less than 2:3
  22. (Depression (dysthymia)) An abnormal lowering of mood of psychologic or physiologic origin which is more prolonged than mourning and is time-limited and related to a specific loss.
  23. (Depression) This emotional state may be the cause of a daily, unrelenting headache which peaks in the morning and late after- noon. It is often accompanied by a sleep disturbance in the form of frequent and early waking. ...
  24. (depression) Another name for fall. One of the essential debilities.
  25. (Depression) This is one of the most undiagnosed conditions among seniors. But, with proper medical care, depression is a reversible psychiatric condition. Symptoms include a persistent sad, anxious or "empty" mood, loss of interest or pleasure in activities once enjoyed, and difficulty sleeping.