Definition for Depression:

• The state of being depressed, either physically, e. g., a fragment of the skull, or in the sense of a reduction of strength or of hopefulness.

Synonyms for Depression:

• n.

  •
  • dent,
  • sink,
  • dip.
  •
  • print,
  • funk.
  •basin (noun)
  • sinkage.
  •boredom (noun)
  • ennui.
  •chuckhole (noun)
  • pothole.
  •concavity (noun)
  • hollowness,
  • concavity.
  •concavity, cavity (noun)
  • pocket,
  • vacuity,
  • bowl,
  • scoop,
  • vacuum,
  • excavation.
  •decrease (noun)
  • decrescence.
  •dejection (noun)
  • sullenness,
  • wistfulness,
  • blues,
  • woefulness,
  • anxiety,
  • dolorousness,
  • grimness,
  • moodiness,
  • plaintiveness,
  • sadness,
  • contemplativeness.
  •depression (noun)
  • debasement,
  • sinking,
  • imprint,
  • depressive disorder,
  • natural depression,
  • low,
  • lowering,
  • diminution,
  • economic crisis,
  • attenuation.
  •economic decline (noun)
  • bear market,
  • bust,
  • inactivity,
  • paralysis,
  • drop,
  • slowness,
  • slide,
  • dislocation,
  • overproduction,
  • bottom out,
  • rainy days,
  • crash,
  • unemployment,
  • failure,
  • hard times,
  • big trouble,
  • crisis,
  • bad times,
  • bankruptcy,
  • retrenchment.
  •emotional disorder (noun)
  • mental illness.
  •groove (noun)
  • scallop,
  • incision.
  •hate (noun)
  • spleen.
  •hopelessness (noun)
  • anguish,
  • moroseness,
  • despondency,
  • bleakness,
  • melancholy,
  • heartlessness,
  • hopelessness,
  • despair,
  • desperation,
  • abandonment.
  •low spirits; despair (noun)
  • mortification,
  • worry,
  • bummer,
  • trouble,
  • dolor,
  • dole,
  • abasement,
  • desolation,
  • lugubriosity,
  • Disconsolation,
  • Abjectness,
  • qualm,
  • vapors,
  • unhappiness.
  •mental exhaustion (noun)
  • nervous breakdown.
  •valley (noun)
  • lowland,
  • dingle.
  •weariness (noun)
  • feebleness,
  • droopiness,
  • tedium,
  • exhaustion,
  • over-weariness,
  • flaccidity,
  • debilitation,
  • fatigue,
  • listlessness,
  • drowsiness,
  • apathy,
  • sleepiness,
  • weariness,
  • boredom,
  • footsoreness,
  • weakness,
  • tiredness,
  • faintness.
  •wrinkle (noun)
  • wrinkle.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • remorse,
  • sinkhole,
  • footmark,
  • dullness,
  • stagflation,
  • doldrums,
  • downturn,
  • trough,
  • anticyclone,
  • deflation,
  • isobar,
  • disenchantment,
  • death wish,
  • heartbreak,
  • inflation,
  • stagnation,
  • regret,
  • economic cycle,
  • overheat,
  • disinflation,
  • disappointment,
  • ridge,
  • reduction.
  •
  • peck,
  • hurt,
  • agony,
  • dollar,
  • dumps,
  • upset,
  • gloom,
  • finance,
  • sector,
  • oppression,
  • rejection,
  • buoyancy.
  •
  • indent,
  • pain,
  • ache,
  • industry,
  • sickness,
  • distress.
  •
  • void,
  • mope.
  •
  • track.
  •commerce
  • economics.
  •omphalos
  • navel.
  •uneasiness
  • malaise.

Paraphrases for Depression:

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    recession.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    recession.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    trough.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    trough.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    breakdown, reduction, erosion, dip, bust, deterioration, suppression, weakening, deflection, depletion, lowering, compression, diminution.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    depressive, frustration, stagnation.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    downturn, depressive, slowdown, doldrums, depressant, decrease, disappointment, sluggishness, despair, frustration, stagnation, storm.

Antonyms for Depression:

• n.

  • concavity, cavity
    fullness, solid, mountain.
  • economic decline
    increase, rise, calm, success.
  • low spirits; despair
    contentment, gladness, happiness, bulge, pleasure, contentedness, convexity, joy, recovery, liveliness, peace, advantage, surge, protuberance, hope, cheerfulness, benefit, cheer, comfort, blessing, hopefulness, encouragement.
  • state
    elation.
  • Other antonyms:
    bump, content, joyfulness, exuberance, exultation, sunniness, accrual, rapturousness, accretion, tumor, enlargement, gladsomeness, swelling, joyousness, lump, lightheartedness, swell, jubilation, addition, gain, upswing, pimple, boom, advancement, development, extension, raise, upturn, supplement, progress, camber, increment, natural elevation, continuation, humor, uptrend, accumulation, optimism, growth, rally, uptick, hill, boost.

Homophones for Depression:

• diaphragm, diversion, dead person, Douay Version, deaf person.

Hypernym for Depression:

• n.

  • act
    mouse click, click.
  • feeling
    demoralization, oppressiveness, dysphoria, despondence, oppression, heartsickness, helplessness, despondency, disconsolateness, demoralisation.
  • state
    melancholy, megrims, blue devils, blues, dejection, vapours, low spirits, funk, vapors, melancholia, slough of despond, blue funk.

Hyponym for Depression:

• n.

  • act
    pushing, push.
  • feeling
    unhappiness, sadness.
  • linkdef
    angular position.
  • state
    psychological state, psychological condition, mental state, mental condition.