How to say depression in Japanese

JLPTN1
憂鬱☆【ゆううつyuuutsu】憂うつ・憂欝・悒鬱・幽鬱・幽欝・悒欝 Inflection

noun / adjectival noun:

  • depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

Example Sentences

不景気なfukeikinaのにnoni依然izen物価bukkaはha高いtakai。
In spite of the depression, the prices of commodities are still high.
不況fukyouとはtoha経済活動keizaikatsudouのno低下teika、失業shitsugyouのno広がりhirogari、物価bukkaやya賃金chinginなどnadoのno下落gerakuがga目立つmedatsu時期jikiのnoことkotoであるdearu。
Depression is a period marked by slackening of business activity, widespread unemployment, falling prices, and wages, etc.
彼女kanojoはha憂鬱yuuutsu状態joutaiになるninaruことがあるkotogaaru。
She sometimes goes into a mood of depression.
彼女kanojoはha急にkyuuniふさぎ込むfusagikomu性癖seihekiがgaあるaru。
She is apt to fits of depression.
彼kareはha憂鬱yuuutsu状態joutaiであったdeatta。
He was in a mood of depression.

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