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clinical depression

noun

Psychiatry. a depression so severe as to be considered abnormal, either because of no obvious environmental causes, or because the reaction to unfortunate life circumstances is more intense or prolonged than would generally be expected.

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clinical depression
noun
a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention [syn: depressive disorder]

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