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dépression

depression

noun deh-preh-SYOHN Rare

Also means

low-pressure system

Usage Note

Dépression covers both the psychological condition (faire une dépression = to suffer a depressive episode) and meteorological low-pressure zones. In economics, la Grande Dépression refers to the Great Depression of the 1930s. The adjective form is dépressif.

Examples

"Elle souffre d'une dépression depuis des mois."

Natural Translation

She has been suffering from depression for months.

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