dépression
See also: depression and Depression
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin dēpressiō.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dépression f (plural dépressions)
- (geography) depression (area that is lower than its surroundings)
- (meteorology) depression (area of low atmospheric pressure)
- Coordinate term: surpression
- (psychology, psychiatry) depression (state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future)
- dépression nerveuse ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (economics) depression (period of major economic contraction)
- Coordinate term: récession
- la Grande Dépression ― the Great Depression
Usage notes
[edit]- Not to be confused with dépressurisation.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “dépression”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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