great depression

1. 1.

   the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s

   Broaderdepression
2. 2.

   a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment

   SynonymsDepression

   Broaderhistoric period

Questions about great depression

What does great depression mean?

great depression means "the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.