depression: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 13 letter points · starts with D · ends with N
Meaning of depression
noun
- uncountable, usually
A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future; any of several mental disorders with this state of mind as a central feature.
Example: I used to suffer from depression, but now I'm mostly content with my life.
- countable
A period of low morale or unhappiness (a period of experiencing the above-mentioned state of mind) which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide.
- countable, uncountable
An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.
- countable, uncountable
An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes.
Listed forms: depressions.
Source: Wiktionary — depression.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for depression.
noun
a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
- slump
- economic crisis
noun
a sunken or depressed geological formation
- natural depression
noun
an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
noun
a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
- depressive disorder
- clinical depression
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is depression in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of depression
D(2) + E(1) + P(3) + R(1) + E(1) + S(1) + S(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 13 points.
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Anagrams of depression
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from depression
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