Depression
Depression noun - A period of decreased economic activity.
Shell and depression are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shell" instead a noun "Depression".
Shell
Shell noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.
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Depression and shell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Depression" instead a noun "Shell".
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Both words in one sentence
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Shell-Shocked Veteran: Downplayed with Fisk, who only suffers Flashback Nightmares, but played horribly straight with his war buddy Carlos, who suffers depression and is almost Driven to Suicide.
Source: Webcomic / Better Days -
Stepford Smiler: Inside the parties and the booze-laden shell lies an empty core filled with economic downturns, depression and wartime trauma waiting to crack.
Source: The Roaring Twenties - Empty Shell: Portrayed realistically as a result of grief and depression!
Source: Literature / The Moth Diaries
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