Meaning Of Depression

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The act of depressing.

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The state of being depressed; a sinking.

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A falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or hollow; as, roughness consists in little protuberances and depressions.

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Humiliation; abasement, as of pride.

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Dejection; despondency; lowness.

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Diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness.

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The angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon.

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The operation of reducing to a lower degree; -- said of equations.

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A method of operating for cataract; couching. See Couch, v. t., 8.