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feminine
/depɾeˈsjon/
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Translation
depression
Word origin
From Latin depressio, from deprimere ('to press down'), formed from de ('down') and premere ('to press').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- depressio
- English cognates
- depression, press, compress
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluraldepresiones
Examples
Sufrió .
He suffered a depression after losing his job.
.
Depression is an illness that can be treated.
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How do you come out of such a deep depression?
gran económica.
The country went through a great economic depression.
recetó .
The doctor prescribed her something for the depression.
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