Depression



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• n. 忧愁, 消沉
• ［英］ n. 忧愁, 消沉 ( low spirits)
• ［类］ 反义词: surfeit ( 过度)
• ［记］ depress+ion

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. the angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon
  • b. the size of an angle of depression
• 2. an act of depressing or a state of being depressed: as
  • a. a pressing down ; lowering
  • b.
    • (1) a state of feeling sad ; dejection
    • (2) a psychoneurotic or psychotic disorder marked especially by sadness, inactivity, difficulty in thinking and concentration, a significant increase or decrease in appetite and time spent sleeping, feelings of dejection and hopelessness, and sometimes suicidal tendencies
  • c.
    • (1) a reduction in activity, amount, quality, or force
    • (2) a lowering of vitality or functional activity
• 3. a depressed place or part ; hollow
• 4. low 1b
• 5. a period of low general economic activity marked especially by rising levels of unemployment

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