(psychology, usually uncountable) A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future.

Synonym of Great Depression.

plural of depression

plural of depressive

In a depressive manner.

The state of being depressive.

A person suffering from depression.

Causing depression; dispiriting. / Affected by depression, depressed; dispirited; melancholic. / Relating to or characteristic of depression.

To press down. / To make depressed, sad or bored. / (economics) To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy. / To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).

simple past tense and past participle of depress