Sadness

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# emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being # the state of being sad; "she tired of his perpetual sadness" # gloominess: the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness In everyday language "depression" refers to any downturn in mood, which may be relatively transitory and perhaps due to something trivial. This is differentiated from Clinical depression which is marked by symptoms that last two weeks or more and are so severe that they interfere with daily living.