depression vs unhappiness

unhappiness vs depression

depression and unhappiness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
depression	Yes	No	No	No
unhappiness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, unhappiness is a hypernym of depression; that is, unhappiness is a word with a broader meaning than depression:

depression: sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
unhappiness: emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

Other hypernyms of depression include sadness.

depression (noun)	unhappiness (noun)
pushing down	emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy	state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief
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

Difference between depression and unhappiness

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