depression

Other forms of depression

plural

depressions·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about depression

What does depression mean?

depression means "a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity". That is the primary sense; the word has 10 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in depression?

depression has 3 syllables: de-pres-sion. The stress falls on "pres". In IPA it is /dɪˈpɹɛʃən/.

What is another word for depression?

Close synonyms include slump, economic crisis, natural depression, Great Depression, low. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of depression?

The recorded antonyms are elation.

Is depression a common word?

depression is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with depression?

6 words rhyme with depression. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.