depressão

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin dēpressiōnem.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.pɾeˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.pɾeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.pɾɨˈsɐ̃w̃/

Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
Hyphenation: de‧pres‧são

Noun[edit]

depressão f (plural depressões)

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

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

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