DEPRESSIONS Synonyms
There are 22 hypernyms of the word depressions. (close relations)
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| blues | nounn | |||||
noun • a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes • a state of depression | ||||||
| dejection | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of melancholy depression • solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels | ||||||
| desolation | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being decayed or destroyed • a bleak and desolate atmosphere • sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned • an event that results in total destruction | ||||||
| despair | nounn | |||||
noun • a state in which all hope is lost or absent • the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well verb • abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart | ||||||
| despondency | nounn | |||||
noun • feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless | ||||||
| downheartedness | nounn | |||||
noun • a feeling of low spirits | ||||||
| gloom | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of partial or total darkness • a feeling of melancholy apprehension • an atmosphere of depression and melancholy | ||||||
| hopelessness | nounn | |||||
noun • the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success | ||||||
| melancholy | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a feeling of thoughtful sadness • a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed • a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy adjective satellite • characterized by or causing or expressing sadness • grave or even gloomy in character | ||||||
| sadness | nounn | |||||
noun • emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being • the state of being sad • the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness | ||||||
| sorrow | nounn | |||||
noun • an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement • sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment • something that causes great unhappiness • the state of being sad verb • feel grief | ||||||
| unhappiness | nounn | |||||
noun • emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being • state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief | ||||||
| wretchedness | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune • the character of being uncomfortable and unpleasant • the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry | ||||||
| low spirits | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of mild depression | ||||||
| impression | nounn | |||||
noun • a vague idea in which some confidence is placed • an outward appearance • a clear and telling mental image • a concavity in a surface produced by pressing • a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving • all the copies of a work printed at one time • (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster • an impressionistic portrayal of a person • the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another | ||||||
| imprint | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a distinctive influence • a concavity in a surface produced by pressing • an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page • an impression produced by pressure or printing • a device produced by pressure on a surface verb • establish or impress firmly in the mind • mark or stamp with or as if with pressure | ||||||
| low | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||
adjective • less than normal in degree or intensity or amount • being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension • used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency noun • British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963) • an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation • a low level or position or degree • the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving adverb • in a low position; near the ground adjective satellite • very low in volume • unrefined in character • of the most contemptible kind • low or inferior in station or quality • no longer sufficient • subdued or brought low in condition or status • filled with melancholy and despondency verb • make a low noise, characteristic of bovines | ||||||
| slump | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality • a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment verb • assume a drooping posture or carriage • fall or sink heavily • fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly • fall in value | ||||||
| clinical depression | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention | ||||||
| depressive disorder | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention | ||||||
