dépression
French, noun/de.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃/
dépression is spelled D-É-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written French, the 4,479th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dépression is a French feminine noun meaning “depression (area that is lower than its surroundings)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Abaissement d'une surface, enfoncement”.
What does dépression mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedepression (area that is lower than its surroundings)
- 2
femininedepression (area of low atmospheric pressure)
- 3
femininedepression (state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future)
dépression nerveuse
- 4
femininedepression (period of major economic contraction)
la Grande Dépression
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abaissement d'une surface, enfoncement. 2. Affaissement naturel ou accidentel dans quelque partie du corps. 3. Abaissement de l’horizon visuel au-dessous de l’horizon vrai. 4. Diminution de la pression atmosphérique.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dépression
- dépressions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dépression?
- /de.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃/
- /de.pʁe.sjɔ̃/
- \de.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dépression
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dépression in French?
dépression appears 17 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).