(n.) A falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or hollow; as, roughness consists in little protuberances and depressions.
(n.) Humiliation; abasement, as of pride.
(n.) Dejection; despondency; lowness.
(n.) Diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness.
(n.) The angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon.
(n.) The operation of reducing to a lower degree; -- said of equations.
(n.) A method of operating for cataract; couching. See Couch, v. t., 8.
Example Sentences:
(1) He's Billy no-mates with a Heckler & Koch sniper-rifle, drowning in loneliness, booze and depression.
(2) Thyroid replacement led to resolution of both apnea and depression.
(3) During and after the infusion of 5HTP, none of the patients showed an increase in anxiety or depressive symptoms, despite the presence of severe side effects.
(4) Sixteen patients in whom schizophrenia was initially diagnosed and who were treated with fluphenazine enanthate or decanoate developed severe depression for a short period after the injection.
(5) Further, at the end of treatment fewer patients had depressive symptoms and the total daily number of hours of wellbeing and normal movement increased.
(6) The active agents modestly improved treadmill exercise duration time until 1 mm ST segment depression (3%), and only propranolol and diltiazem had significant effects.
(7) The ED50 and ED95 of mivacurium in each group were estimated from linear regression plots of log dose vs probit of maximum percentage depression of neuromuscular function.
(8) The data are compared with the results from 79 patients with a bipolar depression, 192 with a neurotic depression and 89 with a depressive reaction.
(9) A similar depressed receptor function was observed for C3b, fibronectin, and some lectins.
(10) From these results, it was suggested that the inhibitory effect of Cd on in vitro calcification of MC3T3-E1 cells may be due to both a depression of cell-mediated calcification and a decrease in physiochemical mineral deposition.
(11) Both treatments depressed nocturnal pineal melatonin content in rats and hamsters.
(12) Infusion of sodium lactate associated with isoproterenol could be used to combat the depressent effects of betablockers in patients with cardiac disorders.
(13) We studied the effects of the localisation and size of ischemic brain infarcts and the influence of potential covariates (gender, age, time since infarction, physical handicap, cognitive impairment, aphasia, cortical atrophy and ventricular size) on 'post-stroke depression'.
(14) The literature on depression and immunity is reviewed and the clinical implications of our findings are discussed.
(15) Subthreshold concentrations of the drug to induce complete blockade (5 x 10(-8)M) allowed to observe a greater depression of bioelectric cell characteristics in primary than in transitional fibres.
(16) However, a recrudescence in both psychotic and depressive symptoms developed as plasma desipramine levels rose 4 times higher than anticipated from the oral doses prescribed.
(17) These results indicate that the hormonal status should be taken into consideration in studies dealing with platelet MAO activity in depressed women.
(18) Three coyotes were operantly conditioned to depress one of two foot treadles, left or right, depending on the condition of the stimulus light.
(19) Although esmolol may be used as a primary hypotensive agent, the potential for marked myocardial depression must be recognized.
(20) Subjects who reported incidents of childhood sexual exploitation had lower levels of self-esteem and higher levels of depression than the comparison group.
Disillusionment
Definition:
(n.) The act of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being freed therefrom.
Example Sentences:
(1) Recent editorials and reviews express disillusionment and sharp criticism with the contribution of animal experimental studies to stroke prevention and treatment.
(2) Nationally, the disillusionment began with the poll tax, the decline of manufacturing in Scotland , Wales, the Midlands and the north of England during the Thatcher years, the failure of our interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan and the financial crisis in 2008 which loaded on taxpayers the huge costs of bailing out the banks.
(3) Generalizations for candidate selections to high stressed occupations could be made as well as projections of foundations for possible progressive disillusionment (burn out).
(4) Public disillusionment with mainstream parties following the expenses scandal could prove a boon, she claims.
(5) After the great disillusionment – as the Chinese-US alliance of the mid-70s was termed – many of them privatised, and thousands joined the Greens, Jürgen Trittin becoming a staunch pro-Nato member of Gerhard Schröder's cabinet.
(6) Unless there is a clear articulation of the proposition to be put before the Australian people, and a timeframe in which to achieve it, we run the risk of the worst possible outcome – a campaign that runs out of steam due to disinterest and disillusionment.
(7) AEDs may experience the life cycle of many new ideas: initial enthusiasm and widespread adoption, followed by disillusionment and rejection, and finally a mature, proper perspective.
(8) He was not sure why the number of volunteers is down, whether there was just not the same sense of excitement as in 2008 or if it was the result of disillusionment.
(9) But they made their move only minutes after Brown had given one of his most effective performances at prime minister's questions and hours after Mandelson had used a speech on growth to mark the end of his temporary disillusionment with his premiership.
(10) "The whole world is in cataclysmic disillusionment," he says, pouring his fizzy water.
(11) But the result, if women who report domestic abuse are failed by the public services they depend on, will be bitter and justified disillusionment.
(12) Müller's shirt was all England will carry away from the whole mishandled adventure, apart from a deep sense of disillusionment which may linger for some time.
(13) We’ve heard as much from you , the voters, who report disillusionment, frustration, and fear .
(14) Opinion on benzodiazepines has moved from optimism after their entry onto the market to disillusionment over their potential for dependence.
(15) "But that won't necessarily translate to permanent disillusionment.
(16) In a shifting world where political disillusionment is the norm, Brand offers a hopeful handbook of new ways of thinking.
(17) The 17-year-old travelled to Syria without her family’s knowledge with two school friends, and details have now emerged of her disillusionment with life in Raqqa, and her desire to return to Britain.
(18) Europe has turned inward as it has struggled with a sovereign debt crisis, xenophobia towards its Muslim communities and disillusionment with Brussels.
(19) The 38% rate of abstention in the second round of the election was seen as a direct message of disillusionment with the country's ruling class.
(20) The referendum decision will come at the culmination of a long period of disillusionment with politicians.