noun

depression

Translation

depression, recession, hollow

He suffers from chronic depression.

The country was in a deep economic depression.

The storm formed in a depression over the ocean.

to suffer from depression to be ill with depression He suffers from depression.

an economic depression a period of economic decline The Great Depression was a difficult time.

Synonyms: sadness, melancholy, recession; Antonyms: happiness, boom, elation

From Latin 'deprimere' (to press down), from 'de-' (down) + 'premere' (to press).

Think of feelings or an economy being 'pressed down'.