what is depression?

Answer 1

sadness

Answer 2

1.the act of depressing.
2.the state of being depressed.
3.a depressed or sunken place or part; an area lower than the surrounding surface.
4.sadness; gloom; dejection.
5.Psychiatry. a condition of general emotional dejection and withdrawal; sadness greater and more prolonged than that warranted by any objective reason. Compare clinical depression.
6.dullness or inactivity, as of trade.
7.Economics. a period during which business, employment, and stock-market values decline severely or remain at a very low level of activity.
8.the Depression. Great Depression.
9.Pathology. a low state of vital powers or functional activity.
10.Astronomy. the angular distance of a celestial body below the horizon; negative altitude.
11.Surveying. the angle between the line from an observer or instrument to an object below either of them and a horizontal line.
12.Physical Geography. an area completely or mostly surrounded by higher land, ordinarily having interior drainage and not conforming to the valley of a single stream.
13.Meteorology. an area of low atmospheric pressure.

Answer 3

Depression is an illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts, that affects the way a person eats and sleeps, the way one feels about oneself, and the way one thinks about things in their life. It can least weeks, months, or years at a time there are different types. of depression. But with the right help you can overcome it.

Answer 4

Depression is when the something in the brain doesn't create enough seratonine and the other chemicals are off because of it.

Answer 5

The short and simple explanation from someone who suffered with it is....

An absolute discontentment with ones self and all of the things that surround him or her. An inability to enjoy the beautiful and feel anything other than emptiness.

Answer 6

Depression hurts everywhere, and depression hurts everyone!

Answer 7

its when you dont think about having fun or going out with your friends. you may also think that maybe its like your lonely but you have alot of people around you and you cant realize that. i think it may be when you just feel like crying all the time and not think about anything else. hope i could help.

Answer 8

Ennui without a parachute.

Answer 9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depression_%28mood%29

Answer 10

go to www.webmd.com or .org they can give you signs and how effects you mentally and physically and they can help you get out of it. good luck