What is depression? Flashcards
disorder
Noun
a state of untidiness or lack of organization:
The whole office was in a state of disorder.
The opposition party have been in such disorder for so long that they pose no real threat to the present government.
untidiness
the quality or state of being untidy:
syn:
noun disorderliness;
intangible
adj
impossible to touch, to describe exactly, or to give an exact value:
syn:
adj. indefinite, obscured;
ethereal
unreal
obscure
adj
not known to many people:
an obscure island in the Pacific
an obscure 12th-century mystic
manifest
verb
to show something clearly, through signs or actions:
syn: adj. clear, obvious; glaring palpable unambiguous unmistakable
verb exhibit, make plain; demonstrate embody illustrate prove reveal signify
ongoing
adj
continuing to exist or develop, or happening at the present moment:
syn: adj. continuous; continuing current growing open-ended successful
stigma
noun
a strong feeling of disapproval that most people in a society have about something, especially when this is unfair:
syn:
noun shame;
scar
stain
disapproval
noun
the feeling of having a negative opinion of someone or something:
syn: noun condemnation; censure criticism denunciation discontent dislike displeasure dissatisfaction objection