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Meaning:

Noun:

  • physiology a lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation
  • economics a period of major economic contraction;
  • US Four consecutive quarters of negative, real GDP growth. See NBER.
  • geography an area that is lower in topography than its surroundings
  • meteorology an area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes
  • psychology in psychotherapy and psychiatry, a period of unhappiness or low morale which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide
  • psychology in psychotherapy and psychiatry, a state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future

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