Depression
Depression noun - A period of decreased economic activity.
Longing for and depression are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Longing for" instead a noun "Depression".
Longing for
Depression and longing for are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Depression" instead a noun "Longing for".
Both terms in one sentence
-
Even though Twilight was suffering a severe depression due to longing for Trixie, while Trixie has an entire shrine with pictures and news clippings about Twilight.
Source: Oblivious to Love -
The Fifties: A rather balanced view of the Fifties in Soviet Russia, as a time of both post-war depression, political pressure and paranoia - and a longing for a bright abd flashy life.
Source: Film / Stilyagi - Shikamaru in Eroninja used to hate how "troublesome" his mother was but ends up longing for the days his mother was a "troublesome woman" after months of depression due to her husband dying during Pain's attack.
Source: We Want Our Jerk Back
Cite this Source
Longing for and Depression. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/depression/longing_for
Depression & Longing for. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/depression/longing_for>.
Longing for or Depression. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/depression/longing_for.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "depression" and "longing for" have occurred on timeline