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deep vs depression

depression vs deep

deep and depression both are nouns.

deep is an adjective but depression is not an adjective.

deep is an adverb but depression is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deep Yes Yes No Yes
depression Yes No No No
As nouns, depression is a hypernym of deep; that is, depression is a word with a broader meaning than deep:
  • deep: a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
  • depression: a sunken or depressed geological formation
Other hypernyms of deep include natural depression.
deep (noun) depression (noun)
a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor pushing down
literary term for an ocean sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
the central and most intense or profound part a sunken or depressed geological formation
angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
deep (adjective) depression (adjective)
having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy
strong; intense
very distant in time or space
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
of an obscure nature
intense or extreme
large in quantity or size
with head or back bent low
having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
marked by depth of thinking
relatively thick from top to bottom
extending relatively far inward
(of darkness) densely dark
deep (adverb) depression (adverb)
to a great depth; far down or in
to an advanced time
to a great distance
Difference between deep and depression

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