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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yìyùzhèng
"他正在接受抑郁症的治疗。"
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A mental condition characterized by severe feelings of despondency and dejection.
"She sought professional help for her severe depression."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'depressus', past participle of 'deprimere' meaning 'to press down' (from de- 'down' + premere 'to press'). It entered Middle English in the 15th century initially denoting a physical pressing down or lowering, later evolving through astronomical and meteorological senses before acquiring its modern psychological and economic meanings by the 19th and 20th centuries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Depression" is said worldwide
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dépression
Transliteration: depression
"Il souffre de dépression depuis l'année dernière."
Depression
Transliteration: Depression
"Depression ist eine ernsthafte medizinische Erkrankung."
depressione
Transliteration: depressione
"La depressione può essere curata con la terapia."
depresión
Transliteration: depresion
"Muchas personas sufren de depresión en silencio."
depressão
Transliteration: depressao
"O tratamento para a depressão é muito importante."
अवсаद
Transliteration: avsada
Script: अवसाद
"अवसाद एक गंभीर मानसिक स्वास्थ्य समस्या है।"
抑郁症
Transliteration: yìyùzhèng
"他正在接受抑郁症的治疗。"
우울증
Transliteration: uuljeung
"우울증은 전문가의 도움이 필요합니다."
うつ病
Transliteration: utsubyou
"彼はうつ病の治療を受けています。"
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