clinical depression

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Definitions of clinical depression words

noun clinical depression depression in a patient that meets defined criteria and that is deemed to merit treatment 3
noun clinical depression Psychiatry. a depression so severe as to be considered abnormal, either because of no obvious environmental causes, or because the reaction to unfortunate life circumstances is more intense or prolonged than would generally be expected. 1

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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collapse — If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
neurosis — Also called psychoneurosis. a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.
burnout — If someone suffers burnout, they exhaust themselves at an early stage in their life or career because they have achieved too much too quickly.
crackup — a cracking up

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