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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Lake :: Lake (n.) A large body of water contained in a depression of the earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or less extended area..
Refresh :: Refresh (a.) To make fresh again; to restore strength, spirit, animation, or the like, to; to relieve from fatigue or depression; to reinvigorate; to enliven anew; to reanimate; as, sleep refreshes the body and the mind..
Appallment :: Appallment (n.) Depression occasioned by terror; dismay.
Depression :: Depression (n.) The state of being depressed; a sinking.
Flatness :: Flatness (n.) Want of vivacity or spirit; prostration; dejection; depression.
Dimple :: Dimple (n.) A slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body, esp. on the cheek or chin..
Depression :: Depression (n.) Dejection; despondency; lowness.
Elasticity :: Elasticity (n.) Power of resistance to, or recovery from, depression or overwork..
Countersink :: Countersink (n.) An enlargement of the upper part of a hole, forming a cavity or depression for receiving the head of a screw or bolt..
Dispiritment :: Dispiritment (n.) Depression of spirits; discouragement.
Depression :: 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..
Fossulate :: Fossulate (a.) Having, or surrounded by, long, narrow depressions or furrows..
Slouch :: Slouch (n.) A hanging down of the head; a drooping attitude; a limp appearance; an ungainly, clownish gait; a sidewise depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim..
Indentation :: Indentation (n.) A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
Introcession :: Introcession (n.) A depression, or inward sinking of parts..
Scurvy :: Scurvy (n.) A disease characterized by livid spots, especially about the thighs and legs, due to extravasation of blood, and by spongy gums, and bleeding from almost all the mucous membranes. It is accompanied by paleness, languor, depression, and general debility. It is occasioned by confinement, innutritious food, and hard labor, but especially by lack of fresh vegetable food, or confinement for a long time to a limited range of food, which is incapable of repairing the waste of the system. It
Glen :: Glen (n.) A secluded and narrow valley; a dale; a depression between hills.
Depression :: Depression (n.) A method of operating for cataract; couching. See Couch, v. t., 8..
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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