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Definisjon av depression

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Noun
depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
impression, imprint
concave shape, incurvature, concavity, incurvation a shape that curves or bends inward
dimple a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled"
groove, channel (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
dimple a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled"
dip a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
incision, dent, prick, slit, scratch the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
droop, sag a shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat"
crinkle, furrow, crease, seam, wrinkle, line a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
depression - a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
elation a feeling of joy and pride
mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state"
melancholia extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears
blue devils, megrims, vapors, vapours, blues a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
blue funk, funk an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar
melancholy a feeling of thoughtful sadness
slough of despond (formal) extreme depression
low spirits a state of mild depression
depression - sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
unhappiness, sadness state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief
demoralisation, demoralization destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy
helplessness powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains active"
despondence, despondency, disconsolateness, heartsickness feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
oppressiveness, oppression the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people"
depression - a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
slump, economic crisis
economic condition the condition of the economy
crisis a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"
depression - pushing down; "depression of the space bar on the typewriter"
pushing, push the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"
depression - angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
Depression - a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment
Great Depression
depression - a sunken or depressed geological formation
natural depression
natural elevation, elevation a raised or elevated geological formation
geological formation, formation (geology) the geological features of the earth
basin a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin"
bottom, bed a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"
crater a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb
hollow, hole a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians"
lowland low level country
sinkhole, swallow hole, sink a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
oceanic abyss, deep, trench literary term for an ocean; "denizens of the deep"
trough a long narrow shallow receptacle
depression - a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
depressive disorder, clinical depression
affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance, major affective disorder any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant
agitated depression a state of clinical depression in which the person exhibits irritability and restlessness
anaclitic depression severe and progressive depression in infants who lose their mother and do not get a suitable substitute
dysthymia, dysthymic depression mild chronic depression; "I thought she had just been in a bad mood for thirty years, but the doctor called it dysthymia"
endogenous depression a state of depression for which there is no apparent precipitating cause
exogenous depression, reactive depression an inappropriate state of depression that is precipitated by events in the person's life (to be distinguished from normal grief)
major depressive episode (psychiatry) a state of depression with all the classic symptoms (anhedonia and lethargy and sleep disturbance and despondency and morbid thoughts and feelings of worthlessness and sometimes attempted suicide) but with no known organic dysfunction
neurotic depression a term used for any state of depression that is not psychotic
psychotic depression a state of depression so severe that the person loses contact with reality and suffers a variety of functional impairments
depression - an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"
low
air mass a large body of air with uniform characteristics horizontally
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Substantiv
depression - An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.
depression - In psychotherapy and psychiatry, a state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future.
depression - In psychotherapy and psychiatry, a period of unhappiness or low morale which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide.
depression - An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes.
depression - A period of major economic contraction.
depression - Four consecutive quarters of negative, real GDP growth. See NBER.
depression - A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation.

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  • depression
    An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.
  • depression
    An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather.
  • depression
    State of physical and/or psychological dejectedness, which can lead to unhappiness, pessimism and mistrust.
  • depression
    A period of time with economy at near standstill, characterized by high unemployment and low levels of investment.

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