Depresyon

depressionnoun

Alternative meanings

A mental health condition or state associated with persistent sadness, loss of interest, fatigue, discouragement, and other emotional or physical symptoms.

Pronunciation

deh-PRES-yohn

Root and affixes

Loanword used in Cebuano/Bisaya for depression. In everyday contexts it may relate to kasubo, sadness, but depresyon is used for the mental health condition.

Variants or conjugations

depresyon; depression; kasubo; deep sadness

Related words and expressions

sadness; anxiety; mental state; mental health; sorrow

Meaning and usage notes

Depresyon is the direct form for depression, especially in mental health contexts. Kasubo means sadness, but it does not always equal clinical depression.