Entry:   depression
Function:   noun
Definition:   despair
Synonyms:   abasement, abjection, abjectness, blahs, bleakness, blowout,
blue funk, blues, bummer, cheerlessness, dejection, desolation,
desperation, despondency, disconsolation, discouragement, dispiritedness,
distress, dole, dolefulness, dolor, downheartedness, dreariness, dullness,
dumps, ennui, gloom, gloominess, heavyheartedness, hopelessness, lowness,
lugubriosity, melancholia, melancholy, misery, mortification, qualm,
sadness, sorrow, trouble, unhappiness, vapors, woefulness, worry
Antonyms:   bliss, cheerfulness, elation, encouragement, euphoria,
happiness, hope, joy
Concept:   sadness

Source:   Roget's New Millennium Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.0.5)
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