depressão

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēpressiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: de‧pres‧são

Noun

depressão f (plural depressões)

  1. (psychology) depression (state of mind producing serious long-term lowering of enjoyment)
  2. (geography) depression (lower area)

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Further reading

  • depressão” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913