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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

attribute go
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

state go
the way something is with respect to its main attributes

condition, status go
a state at a particular time

physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition go
the condition or state of the body or bodily functions

upset, disorder go
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

disturbance, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder, folie go
(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion

affective disorder, major affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance go
any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant

depression, depressive disorder, clinical depression
a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

noun.state

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agitated depression go
a state of clinical depression in which the person exhibits irritability and restlessness
anaclitic depression go
severe and progressive depression in infants who lose their mother and do not get a suitable substitute
dysthymia, dysthymic depression go
mild chronic depression
endogenous depression go
a state of depression for which there is no apparent precipitating cause
exogenous depression, reactive depression go
an inappropriate state of depression that is precipitated by events in the person's life (to be distinguished from normal grief)
major depressive episode go
(psychiatry) a state of depression with all the classic symptoms (anhedonia and lethargy and sleep disturbance and despondency and morbid thoughts and feelings of worthlessness and sometimes attempted suicide) but with no known organic dysfunction
neurotic depression go
a term used for any state of depression that is not psychotic
psychotic depression go
a state of depression so severe that the person loses contact with reality and suffers a variety of functional impairments
retarded depression go
a state of clinical depression in which the individual is lethargic and slow to initiate action