depression
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Depression Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary |
Depression
Economic condition in which excess aggregate supply overwhelms aggregate demand resulting in falling prices, unemployment problems, and economic contraction.
Economic condition in which excess aggregate supply overwhelms aggregate demand resulting in falling prices, unemployment problems, and economic contraction.
| Raynet Business & Marketing Glossary |
Depression
a period during which business activity drops significantly. High unemployment rates and deflation often accompany a depression (a recession is when my neighbour is out of work, a depression when I am out of work).
a period during which business activity drops significantly. High unemployment rates and deflation often accompany a depression (a recession is when my neighbour is out of work, a depression when I am out of work).
Depression Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Depression
(n.)
The state of being depressed; a sinking.
(n.)
The operation of reducing to a lower degree; -- said of equations.
(n.)
The angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon.
(n.)
The act of depressing.
(n.)
Humiliation; abasement, as of pride.
(n.)
Diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness.
(n.)
Dejection; despondency; lowness.
(n.)
A method of operating for cataract; couching. See Couch, v. t., 8.
(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.
(n.)
The state of being depressed; a sinking.
(n.)
The operation of reducing to a lower degree; -- said of equations.
(n.)
The angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon.
(n.)
The act of depressing.
(n.)
Humiliation; abasement, as of pride.
(n.)
Diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness.
(n.)
Dejection; despondency; lowness.
(n.)
A method of operating for cataract; couching. See Couch, v. t., 8.
(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.
| WordNet 2.0 |
Depression
Noun
1. a time period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment
(synonym) the Depression, the Great Depression
(hypernym) time period, period of time, period
Noun
1. a time period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment
(synonym) the Depression, the Great Depression
(hypernym) time period, period of time, period
depression
Noun
1. a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
(antonym) elation
(hypernym) psychological state, mental state
(hyponym) melancholia
2. a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
(synonym) slump, economic crisis
(hypernym) financial condition, economic condition
(hyponym) Great Depression
3. a sunken or depressed geological formation
(synonym) natural depression
(hypernym) geological formation, formation
(hyponym) basin
4. sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
(hypernym) sadness, unhappiness
(hyponym) demoralization, demoralisation
5. an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"
(synonym) low, low pressure
(hypernym) air mass
(part-holonym) cyclone
6. a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
(synonym) depressive disorder, clinical depression
(hypernym) affective disorder, major affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance
(hyponym) agitated depression
7. a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
(synonym) impression, imprint
(hypernym) concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
(hyponym) dimple
8. angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
(hypernym) angular position
9. pushing down; "depression of the space bar on the typewriter"
(hypernym) push, pushing
(hyponym) click, mouse click
(derivation) press down, depress
| hEnglish - advanced version |
depression
depression
\de*pres"sion\ (?), n. [l. depressio: cf. f. dépression.]
1. the act of depressing.
2. the state of being depressed; a sinking.
3. a falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or hollow; as, roughness consists in little protuberances and depressions.
4. humiliation; abasement, as of pride.
5. dejection; despondency; lowness. in a great depression of spirit.
6. diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness.
7. (astron.) the angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon.
8. (math.) the operation of reducing to a lower degree; -- said of equations.
9. (surg.) a method of operating for cataract; couching. see couch, v. t., 8.
similar words(12)
the great depression
natural depression
depression of the pole
depression of the visible horizon
the depression
angle of depression
unipolar depression
involutional depression
reactive depression
exogenous depression
retarded depression
depression of the dewpoint
depression
\de*pres"sion\ (?), n. [l. depressio: cf. f. dépression.]
1. the act of depressing.
2. the state of being depressed; a sinking.
3. a falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or hollow; as, roughness consists in little protuberances and depressions.
4. humiliation; abasement, as of pride.
5. dejection; despondency; lowness. in a great depression of spirit.
6. diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness.
7. (astron.) the angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon.
8. (math.) the operation of reducing to a lower degree; -- said of equations.
9. (surg.) a method of operating for cataract; couching. see couch, v. t., 8.
similar words(12)
the great depression
natural depression
depression of the pole
depression of the visible horizon
the depression
angle of depression
unipolar depression
involutional depression
reactive depression
exogenous depression
retarded depression
depression of the dewpoint
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depression
A falling of the spirits.
A falling of the spirits.
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Gorludd
Gorludd = n. extreme depression
Gorludd = n. extreme depression
Pant
Pant = n. what involves; a depression, a hollow, a low place
Depression Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
| OJJDP's Performance Measures Glossary |
Depression
A mood state characterized by a sense of inadequacy, a feeling of despondency, a decrease in activity or reactivity, pessimism, sadness, or related symptoms.
A mood state characterized by a sense of inadequacy, a feeling of despondency, a decrease in activity or reactivity, pessimism, sadness, or related symptoms.
Depression Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
Depression
Low spirits; dejection. Symptoms of depression include apathy, anorexia, lack of emotional expression (flat affect), social withdrawal and fatigue. Prevalent types of depression are major depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disorder. Some types of depression run in families. The first step to getting appropriate treatment is a complete physical and psychological evaluation to determine whether one, in fact, has a depressive illness.
Low spirits; dejection. Symptoms of depression include apathy, anorexia, lack of emotional expression (flat affect), social withdrawal and fatigue. Prevalent types of depression are major depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disorder. Some types of depression run in families. The first step to getting appropriate treatment is a complete physical and psychological evaluation to determine whether one, in fact, has a depressive illness.
Depression Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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DEPRESSION
In meteorology, it is another name for an area of low pressure, a low, or trough. It also applies to a stage of tropical cyclone development and is known as a tropical depression to distinguish it from other synoptic features.
In meteorology, it is another name for an area of low pressure, a low, or trough. It also applies to a stage of tropical cyclone development and is known as a tropical depression to distinguish it from other synoptic features.
| Physical Geography Terms and Meanings |
Depression
(1) Concave hollow found on the Earth's surface. (2) Term used to describe a cyclone or an atmospheric low pressure system.
(1) Concave hollow found on the Earth's surface. (2) Term used to describe a cyclone or an atmospheric low pressure system.
Depression Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Depression (meteor.)
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Depression
An affective disorder characterized by extreme and intense sadness, pessimism, sense of inadequacy, etc.
An affective disorder characterized by extreme and intense sadness, pessimism, sense of inadequacy, etc.
| A Glossary of Political Economy Terms |
Depression
A cyclical period of serious decline in the national economy, characterized by temporarily decreased levels of business activity across most economic sectors, and consequently by decline in Gross Domestic Product, relatively higher levels of unemployment, rising numbers of business bankruptcies and (at least in the most severe instances) a falling general price level (deflation). A general business slump of somewhat less severity and shorter duration is typically referred to as a recession. There is no precise dividing line that is generally recognized by economists to distinguish a recession from a depression, and incumbent policy-makers since World War II have almost always resisted describing their contemporaneous economic situation as a depression, preferring the milder sounding term "recession." The term "recession" has largely replaced the older and more emotion-laden term "depression" in most economic literature as well, except in referring to such catastrophic slumps of the past as "The Great Depression" of the 1930s.
A cyclical period of serious decline in the national economy, characterized by temporarily decreased levels of business activity across most economic sectors, and consequently by decline in Gross Domestic Product, relatively higher levels of unemployment, rising numbers of business bankruptcies and (at least in the most severe instances) a falling general price level (deflation). A general business slump of somewhat less severity and shorter duration is typically referred to as a recession. There is no precise dividing line that is generally recognized by economists to distinguish a recession from a depression, and incumbent policy-makers since World War II have almost always resisted describing their contemporaneous economic situation as a depression, preferring the milder sounding term "recession." The term "recession" has largely replaced the older and more emotion-laden term "depression" in most economic literature as well, except in referring to such catastrophic slumps of the past as "The Great Depression" of the 1930s.
In the United States, there is a highly respected private academic research foundation called the National Bureau of Economic Research that is the uncontested leader in the collection and analysis of extremely detailed data measuring multitudinous aspects of business activity. The NBER, after exhaustive research, periodically decrees the definitive dating of the latest periods of decline and recovery in the business cycle -- but unfortunately NBER's procedures are so elaborate and so painstaking that recessions are nearly always clearly over by the time that NBER officially verifies that they have begun. Consequently, the NBER declarations are very useful for historians and economic theory-builders but definitely not for time-pressured policy- makers and journalists. While everyone is waiting for a definitive ruling by the NBER, there is a quick-and-dirty rule of thumb for identifying the onset of recessions that is almost universally employed by professional economists as a first approximation for policy purposes:
If inflation-adjusted Gross Domestic Product (or, alternatively, the closely related measure called Gross National Product) declines for two successive quarters (i.e., six months in a row), a recession has begun, and when inflation-adjusted GDP subsequently rises for two consecutive quarters, the recession has ended and recovery is under way.
[See also: business cycle, recession, Gross Domestic Product, deflation]
Depression Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Social Work in Canada |
Depression
An especially severe recession. Depressions suggest that fundamental corrections are occurring in the economy, much more so than in the normal fluctuations of the business cycle. Keynes believed that depressions were further distinguished by what he called the "liquidity trap." This occurred when people hoarded their money, refusing to spend, no matter how much the central bank tried to expand the money supply. In order to get the circulation of money moving again, Keynes advocated that government should do what the people were unwilling to do: spend. Economists widely credit the defence spending of World War II for eliminating the Great Depression.
An especially severe recession. Depressions suggest that fundamental corrections are occurring in the economy, much more so than in the normal fluctuations of the business cycle. Keynes believed that depressions were further distinguished by what he called the "liquidity trap." This occurred when people hoarded their money, refusing to spend, no matter how much the central bank tried to expand the money supply. In order to get the circulation of money moving again, Keynes advocated that government should do what the people were unwilling to do: spend. Economists widely credit the defence spending of World War II for eliminating the Great Depression.
| Outdoor Glossary |
Depression
a natural or man-made hole in the ground which may or may not have a wet bottom. Depressions are shown on topographic maps by a contour line with small hachure marks pointing inward.
a natural or man-made hole in the ground which may or may not have a wet bottom. Depressions are shown on topographic maps by a contour line with small hachure marks pointing inward.
Depression Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Depression
Period of unsettled weather which normally means wind, due to an area of low pressure (a 'low'). Depression can also set in when there is no wind!
Period of unsettled weather which normally means wind, due to an area of low pressure (a 'low'). Depression can also set in when there is no wind!
Depression Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Depression
Depression generally signifies a lowering or reduction of some kind, for example in the context of mood, economy, or functionality:
- Psychology and mood
- Depression (mood), a common term for a sad or low mood or emotional state, or the loss of pleasure.
- Clinical depression, or major depressive disorder, a clinical term for a state of intense sadness, melancholia or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual's social functioning and/or activities of daily living. Subtypes of clinical depression:
- Melancholic depression, characterized by the inability to find pleasure in positive things combined with physical agitation, insomnia, or decreased appetite.
- Atypical depression, a common long term cyclical form of depression in which the individual can feel enjoyment, eat, and sleep, but there is significant lethargy, a 'leaden' feeling, and a strong response to rejection-related issues.
- Psychotic depression, in which clinical depression co-exists with psychotic or delusional perceptions.
- Postpartum depression, depression following childbirth, sometimes known as 'postpartum blues'.
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