ύφεση — meaning in English

English meaning

• depression noun A mental health condition marked by persistent sadness, low energy, and loss of interest in life.
• flat adj Level and even, with no slope, bumps, or curves.
• recession noun A period of reduced economic activity, typically marked by falling output and rising unemployment.

Senses

ύφεση is used for these senses in English:

• bemol (music, obsolete) The flat symbol (♭), or a flattened note.
• depression (meteorology) An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes.
• depression (economics) A period of major economic contraction.
• flat (music) A note played one chromatic semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).
• recession (economics) A period of reduced economic activity

depression — full definition

1. noun A mental health condition marked by persistent sadness, low energy, and loss of interest in life.
2. noun A period of severe decline in a country's economy, with high unemployment and falling output.
3. noun A hollow or sunken area, such as in land or a surface.
4. noun An area of low atmospheric pressure that often brings unsettled or stormy weather.

flat — full definition

1. adj Level and even, with no slope, bumps, or curves.
2. adj Unchanging or without variation, especially in sales, tone, or energy.
3. adj Of a tyre, deflated, usually because of a puncture.
4. adj Of a drink, having lost its fizz.
5. adj In music, lower in pitch than the correct note, or (of a written note) lowered by a semitone.

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