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- pronunciation:
- dih
pre
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a mood characterized by deep sadness or low spirits.
His depression about losing his job lasted for weeks. |
| definition 2: |
a low spot or hollow.
My bike rode roughly over a depression in the road.- antonyms:
- projection
- similar words:
- bowl, cavity, dent, dip, hole, hollow, pit, scoop, sink
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| definition 3: |
an economic state in which business is very bad and many people are out of work and poor.
- antonyms:
- prosperity
- similar words:
- decline, slump
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| definition 4: |
(capitalized) an economic depression that affected the United States and other countries from 1929 to 1939.
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