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discouragement, despondency, gloominess, glumness, the blues,
unhappiness; Colloq the dumps: A general feeling of depression
came over us at the doctor's words. 3 recession, slump,
(economic) decline, downturn, US and Canadian bust: The
analysts are unable to predict accurately either booms or
depressions.
deprive v. withhold, deny, refuse; withdraw, remove, strip, dispossess,
take away, expropriate, divest; mulct: They deprived him of the
right to have visitors.
deprived adj. needy, in want, in need, impoverished, badly off,
destitute, poor, poverty-stricken, Euphemistic underprivileged,
disadvantaged: As a deprived family, they are entitled to a
number of benefits.
depth n. 1 deepness, extent, measure, profundity, profoundness: The
depth of the cavern was at least three miles. 2 profundity,
profoundness, abstruseness, obscurity, reconditeness,
complexity, intricacy: There is great depth of meaning in many
proverbs. 3 profundity, wisdom, sagacity, sageness,
understanding, perception, astuteness, perspicacity,
perspicaciousness, insight, intuition, acumen, penetration: One
would scarcely characterize Mickey Mouse as possessed of great
depth. 4 intensity, profundity, strength; vividness, brilliance,
brilliancy, brightness, richness: It is hard for me to express
the depth of my feeling for you. The depth of colour is much
better in this picture. 5 depths. deep(s), abyss, abysm, chasm,
bowels of the earth, (bottomless) pit, nethermost reaches or
regions, nadir: As we descended into the depths the temperature
increased. She is in the depths of despair and needs your moral
support. 6 in depth. thoroughly, comprehensively, in detail,
profoundly, deeply, extensively, intensively, concentratedly,
probingly: The specialists have looked into the problem in
depth and have no answer yet.
deputy n. substitute, replacement, surrogate, stand-in, reserve,
proxy; agent, operative, representative, go-between,
intermediary, spokesperson, spokesman, spokeswoman, delegate,
ambassador, minister, emissary, envoy, legate, (papal) nuncio;
Chiefly US alternate: She excused herself from the meeting,
leaving her deputy in charge.