depression
Hollow or gloom
Depression is a sunken area or low point—in terrain, atmospheric pressure, or economic activity.
The Great Depression was the severe worldwide economic downturn of the 1930s.
In psychology, depression is a mood disorder marked by persistent sadness, hopelessness, and loss of interest in daily life: She's been struggling with depression since her divorce.
To be in a depression can mean either a geographic hollow or an emotional state.
State of emotional pain
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- hopelessnessState without hope
- despairTotal absence of hope
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
gloom · despondency · sorrow · dysthymia · bipolar · clinical · major · psychiatry
Prolonged economic decline
- downturnEconomic decline period
- slumpExtended period of decline
- crashSudden violent impact
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
poverty · hardship · austerity · deflation · stagnation · contraction · decline · collapse
Concave water receptacle
- valleyLow ground between heights
- hollowEmpty within
- dellSmall, sheltered valley
- canyonDeep river-cut gorge
ravine · trough · sinkhole · crater · caldera · lowland · pit · trench
State of lacking companions
- isolationComplete separation from others
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- alienationState of being isolated
disconnection · numbness · heaviness · exhaustion · tearfulness · worthlessness · guilt · apathy
Curative mental treatment
- SSRIsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
DBT · mindfulness · psychiatrist · therapist · medication · recovery · support · group
Rotating low-pressure storm system
- barometricOf air pressure measurement
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- systemConnected parts forming whole
atmospheric · trough · front · meteorology · isobar · weather
sadness
State of emotional pain
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- hopelessnessState without hope
- despairTotal absence of hope
melancholy · gloom · despondency · sorrow · dysthymia · bipolar · clinical · major · psychiatry · diagnosis
recession
Prolonged economic decline
unemployment · poverty · hardship · austerity · deflation · stagnation · contraction · decline · collapse · foreclosure
basin
Concave water receptacle
canyon · ravine · trough · sinkhole · crater · caldera · lowland · pit · trench · dip
loneliness
State of lacking companions
- isolationComplete separation from others
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- withdrawalAct of taking away
alienation · disconnection · numbness · heaviness · exhaustion · tearfulness · worthlessness · guilt · apathy · lethargy
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- SSRIsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
CBT · DBT · mindfulness · psychiatrist · therapist · medication · recovery · support · group · talk
cyclone
Rotating low-pressure storm system
- barometricOf air pressure measurement
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
system · atmospheric · trough · front · meteorology · isobar · weather
- economicssupply and demand, inflation, GDP, GNP, gross domestic product
- health issuescancer, asthma, diabetes, cholera, heart disease
- mental healthpsychiatry, psychotherapy, mental illness, psychiatrist, therapist
- chronic conditionsdiabetes, heart disease, asthma, arthritis, hypertension
- economic crisisrecession, collapse, downturn, contraction, bust
- emotional changehealing, heartbreak, falling in love, grief, recovery
depressionelation
Intense triumphant joy
joy · happiness · euphoria · exhilaration · exaltation
depressionboom
Loud deep sound
prosperity · expansion · economic boom · recovery · growth
depressionprotrusion
Part extending outward
bulge · protuberance · elevation · convexity · projection
- Great Depression1930s global economic crisis
- manic depressionAlternating extreme mood states
- clinical depressionPsychiatric condition of prolonged despair
- freezing point depressionSolute lowers solidification temperature
- economic depressionSustained economic contraction
- manic depressiveAlternates between emotional extremes
depressing, depressions, depressive, antidepressive, postpartum depression, clinical depression