depressions

noun

pushing down

angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

an air mass of lower pressure

a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment

sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

a sunken or depressed geological formation

a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity

Roots

premopress- · Latin · press

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The word depressions breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root press-, from Latin premo (“press”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.