Depression and Oppression

Depression

Depression noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Usage example: we threw our friend a party just to jar him out of his depression

Oppression is a synonym for depression in melancholy topic. In some cases you can use "Oppression" instead a noun "Depression", when it comes to topics like grief.

Oppression

Oppression noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Usage example: suffered a lingering oppression in the weeks after his dog died

Depression is a synonym for oppression in melancholy topic. Sometimes you can use "Depression" instead a noun "Oppression", if it concerns topics such as grief.

How words are described

human human depression human oppression
long long depression long oppression
mass mass depression mass oppression
genuine genuine depression genuine oppression
Other adjectives: constant, severe, crushing, extreme, terrible, horrible, black, social, mental, general, outright, growing, subsequent, chronic, economic, worse.

Both words in one sentence

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