Definition of depression

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Depression (n.) A falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or hollow; as, roughness consists in little protuberances and depressions..

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Valley :: Valley (n.) The depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on a flat roof.
Loneliness :: Loneliness (n.) A feeling of depression resulting from being alone.
Umbilicus :: Umbilicus (n.) A depression or opening in the center of the base of many spiral shells.
Dimple :: Dimple (v. i.) To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.
Fortitude :: Fortitude (n.) That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring, depression, or despondency; passive courage; resolute endurance; firmness in confronting or bearing up against danger or enduring trouble..
Erect :: Erect (a.) Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed.
Fossulate :: Fossulate (a.) Having, or surrounded by, long, narrow depressions or furrows..
Mortification :: Mortification (n.) Hence: Deprivation or depression of self-approval; abatement or pride; humiliation; chagrin; vexation.
Plain :: Plain (superl.) Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even. See Plane.
Dent :: Dent (n.) A slight depression, or small notch or hollow, made by a blow or by pressure; an indentation..
Umbo :: Umbo (n.) A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane; as, the umbo in the integument of the larvae of echinoderms or in the tympanic membrane of the ear..
Melancholia :: Melancholia (n.) A kind of mental unsoundness characterized by extreme depression of spirits, ill-grounded fears, delusions, and brooding over one particular subject or train of ideas..
Depression :: Depression (n.) The operation of reducing to a lower degree; -- said of equations.
Reaction :: Reaction (n.) An action induced by vital resistance to some other action; depression or exhaustion of vital force consequent on overexertion or overstimulation; heightened activity and overaction succeeding depression or shock.
Dejection :: Dejection (n.) A casting down; depression.
Nadir :: Nadir (n.) The lowest point; the time of greatest depression.
Point :: Point (n.) Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative position, or to indicate a transition from one state or position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by tenpoints..
Sordes :: Sordes (n.) Foul matter; excretion; dregs; filthy, useless, or rejected matter of any kind; specifically (Med.), the foul matter that collects on the teeth and tongue in low fevers and other conditions attended with great vital depression..
Want :: Want (v. i.) A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place..
Flat :: Flat (superl.) Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane..
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