AWL Sublist 10 · Academic Word

depression

/dɪˈpreʃn/ Syllables: de·pres·sion

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Arabic Translation & Context

Synonyms & Antonyms

A severe downturn in economic activity; a mood disorder; or a sunken area or low point.

Synonyms

slump downturn low mood

Antonyms

boom elevation

Translations

depression in Arabic

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Arabic Meaning

كساد، اكتئاب

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Easy Explanation (Arabic)

فترة صعبة في الاقتصاد حيث لا توجد وظائف كثيرة، أو شعور بالحزن الشديد لفترة طويلة، أو منطقة منخفضة في الأرض.

Easy Explanation

Depression can mean economic downturn, low mood, or a sunken landform. Courses examine depression cycles in macroeconomics and mental health modules.

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Memory TipDepress means push down — depression is the state of being pushed low.

Contextual Examples

The course examines economic depression cycles documented in twentieth-century macroeconomic archives.

Clinicians screen for depression using validated scales in university counselling services each term.

Landforms show depression basins where water collects after storms on the coastal plain.

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