depression

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The reason for the depression is the bust in the housing market - we all know that too.

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  1. noun The act of depressing.
  2. noun The condition of being depressed.
  3. noun An area that is sunk below its surroundings; a hollow.

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  1. from Middle English depressioun, from Old French depression, French dépression = Spanish depresion = Portuguese depressão = Italian depressione, from Latin depressio(n-), from depressus, past participle of deprimere, press down: see depress.
 

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/dəˈprɛʃən/
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