depression

A time period when there is little economic activity, and many people are poor or without jobs. Can also be a medical condition in which a person feels very sad and without hope.

Word Structure

dih-PREH-shuhn

Sentence Examples

We try to avoid a depression.

The depression created unemployment.

Too much spending can create a depression.

Semantic Relatives

crash

crisis

downturn

Morphological Relatives

depressant

depressed

depressing

recession

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