Word Meaning

Meaning of depression

- The act of depressing.
- The state of being depressed; a sinking.
- A falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or hollow; as, roughness consists in little protuberances and depressions.
- Humiliation; abasement, as of pride.
- Dejection; despondency; lowness.
- Diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness.
- The angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon.
- The operation of reducing to a lower degree; -- said of equations.
- A method of operating for cataract; couching. See Couch, v. t., 8.

Crossword clue for depression

- Economic slump causes acute unhappiness
- Moodiness