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Plural of depression

regular plural

The plural of depression is depressions.

Forms of depression

Singulardepression /dɪˈpɹɛʃən/
Pluraldepressions
Countablecountable and uncountable

Depressions in a sentence

  • Ridges correspond to the tiny depressions observed in ultra thin sections of cryo-processed samples (Fig. 4).2012, Ilse Kranner, Richard Beckett, Ajit Varma, Protocols in Lichenology, →ISBN. From the entry cryo-processed
  • "Seventh Heaven" Kathmandu Temple Kiff (tm); a viripotent cannabis alternative for blissful regressions of vexatious depressions.2004, Jonathan Land, The Spam Letters, page 23. From the entry viripotent
  • Alternatively, contour depressions can be corrected by autologous lipoinjections harvested from local or distant donor areas.2003, Rhoda S. Narins, Safe Liposuction and Fat Transfer, →ISBN, page 346. From the entry lipoinjection
  • Thickness of Quaternary soils decreases on salt domes and rises on interdome depressions.1997, v. Siniakov & S. Kuznetsova, “The influence of the active salt tectonics on the environment”, in Paul G. Marinos ·, editor…. From the entry interdome
  • It's not unusual for teenagers to sleep for England, I know, but I believe Amy experienced depressions in her early teens.2014, Janis Winehouse, Loving Amy: A Mother's Story, Random House, →ISBN. From the entry for England

Meaning of depression

  1. noun A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future; any of several mental disorders with this state of mind as a central feature.
  2. noun A period of low morale or unhappiness (a period of experiencing the above-mentioned state of mind) which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide.
  3. noun An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.

Full definition of depression

Questions about the plural of depression

What is the plural of depression?
The plural of depression is depressions.
Is depression countable?
Depression is a countable and uncountable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: depression (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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