Definition of depression

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Depression (n.) Diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness..

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Diaglyphtic :: Diaglyphtic (a.) Represented or formed by depressions in the general surface; as, diaglyphic sculpture or engraving; -- opposed to anaglyphic..
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..
Seam :: Seam (n.) A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.
Pothole :: Pothole (n.) A circular hole formed in the rocky beds of rivers by the grinding action of stones or gravel whirled round by the water in what was at first a natural depression of the rock.
Collapse :: Collapse (n.) Extreme depression or sudden failing of all the vital powers, as the result of disease, injury, or nervous disturbance..
Dimple :: Dimple (n.) A slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body, esp. on the cheek or chin..
Sinus :: Sinus (n.) A depression between adjoining lobes.
Ephippium :: Ephippium (n.) A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa.
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..
Dimply :: Dimply (a.) Full of dimples, or small depressions; dimpled; as, the dimply pool..
Fossulate :: Fossulate (a.) Having, or surrounded by, long, narrow depressions or furrows..
Rugate :: Rugate (a.) Having alternate ridges and depressions; wrinkled.
Depression :: Depression (n.) Diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness..
Whirlpool :: Whirlpool (n.) An eddy or vortex of water; a place in a body of water where the water moves round in a circle so as to produce a depression or cavity in the center, into which floating objects may be drawn; any body of water having a more or less circular motion caused by its flowing in an irregular channel, by the coming together of opposing currents, or the like..
Dispiritment :: Dispiritment (n.) Depression of spirits; discouragement.
Dimple :: Dimple (v. i.) To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.
Carbuncle :: Carbuncle (n.) A very painful acute local inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue, esp. of the trunk or back of the neck, characterized by brawny hardness of the affected parts, sloughing of the skin and deeper tissues, and marked constitutional depression. It differs from a boil in size, tendency to spread, and the absence of a central core, and is frequently fatal. It is also called anthrax..
Kick :: Kick (n.) A projection in a mold, to form a depression in the surface of the brick..
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..
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
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