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noun

depression

CEFR B1

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

In a sentence

Six example sentences with depression, each labelled with its topic.

  • The clinic's questionnaire screens for depression by asking how often ordinary tasks have felt pointless over the past fortnight.

    Psychology

  • Letters from the explorer's final winter describe a depression so heavy that he stopped writing for eleven weeks.

    History

  • General practitioners now ask two short questions about depression at routine appointments, because many patients never raise the subject themselves.

    Medicine

  • The diarist's depression seeps into the entries, which shrink to a single line for months at a time.

    Literature

  • Doctors now recommend walking groups for mild depression, since regular movement lifts mood in many of the people who join.

    Fitness

  • The songwriter has spoken openly about depression, and the quiet second album traces the months when nothing felt worth doing.

    Music

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