depressione

Definitions of depressione
  1. noun
    pushing down
    synonyms: acciaccatura, ammaccatura, avvallamento, dentellatura, infossamento, infossatura
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    types:
    scrocco
    depression of a button on a computer mouse
    type of:
    pressione, spinta
    the act of applying force in order to move something away
  2. noun
    sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
    synonyms: abbacchiamento, abbattimento, acciaccatura, ammaccatura, avvilimento, dentellatura, infossamento, infossatura, prostrazione
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    demoralizzazione
    depression resulting from an undermining of your morale
    type of:
    mestizia
    emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
  3. noun
    a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
    synonyms: acciaccatura, ammaccatura, crisi economica, dentellatura, infossamento, infossatura
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    type of:
    crisi, malattia, patologia
    an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
  4. noun
    a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it
    synonyms: avvallamento, bacino, catinella, catino, conca
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    types:
    circo, circo glaciale
    a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake
    type of:
    acciaccatura, ammaccatura, dentellatura, foiba, infossamento, infossatura, piega
    a sunken or depressed geological formation
  5. noun
    a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
    synonyms: acciaccatura, ammaccatura, dentellatura, esaurimento, esaurimento nervoso, infossamento, infossatura, malinconia, oppressione
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    types:
    malinconia, paturnie
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
    deiezione, sconforto
    a state of melancholy depression
  6. noun
    an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
    synonyms: acciaccatura, ammaccatura, dentellatura, infossamento, infossatura
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