WordCmp.com

depression vs trench

trench vs depression

depression and trench both are nouns.

depression is not a verb while trench is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
depression Yes No No No
trench Yes No Yes No
As nouns, trench is a hyponym of depression; that is, trench is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than depression:
  • depression: a sunken or depressed geological formation
  • trench: a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
Other hyponyms of depression include basin, bed, bottom, crater, hole, hollow, lowland, sink, sinkhole, swallow hole, deep, oceanic abyss, trough, vale, valley.
depression (noun) trench (noun)
pushing down a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy any long ditch cut in the ground
a sunken or depressed geological formation a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
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
depression (verb) trench (verb)
cut or carve deeply into
dig a trench or trenches
cut a trench in, as for drainage
fortify by surrounding with trenches
set, plant, or bury in a trench
impinge or infringe upon
Difference between depression and trench

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.