u-ul-jeung · /u.ul.t͈ɕɯŋ/
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/u.ul.t͈ɕɯŋ/noun
a mental health condition causing persistent sadness and loss of interest
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Can also refer to an economic downturn; the mental health sense is often specified as 'clinical depression'.
정신건강의학적 의미 외에 '경제 불황' 뜻도 있음. 정신건강의 의미는 '임상적 우울증'으로 구분하기도 함.
Examples
The doctor diagnosed her with depression after she had been feeling sad for several months.
The Great Depression of the 1930s caused widespread unemployment and poverty.
He takes medication to manage his depression and attends weekly therapy sessions.
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