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depression

de·pres·sion

Today it means: A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future; any of several mental disorders with this state of mind as a central feature. Full definition →

Middle English depression ← Old French depression ← Latin dēpressiō

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Latin · derived fromdēpressiō
Old French · derived fromdepression
Middle English · inherited fromdepression
English todaydepression

From Middle English depression, depressioun, from Old French depression, from Latin dēpressiō. Equivalent to depress + -ion.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.