trầm cảm

Definition

1. Noun (Psychology/Psychiatry):

   • Depression: A common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think, and how you act. It is characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a loss of interest or pleasure in activities.

2. Adjective:

   • Depressed: Being in a state of depression; feeling profoundly sad, despondent, and without energy.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Cô ấy đang được điều trị chứng trầm cảm. (She is being treated for depression.)
  • Trầm cảm có thể ảnh hưởng đến bất kỳ ai. (Depression can affect anyone.)

• Adjective:

  • Sau sự kiện đó, anh ấy trở nên rất trầm cảm. (After that event, he became very depressed.)
  • Tâm trạng trầm cảm kéo dài cần được quan tâm. (A prolonged depressed mood needs attention.)

Advanced Usage

• "Rối loạn trầm cảm": Depressive disorder. This is a clinical term for a group of diagnoses involving depression.

  • Bác sĩ chẩn đoán cô ấy mắc chứng rối loạn trầm cảm chủ yếu. (The doctor diagnosed her with major depressive disorder.)

• "Trầm cảm theo mùa": Seasonal depression or Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).

  • Ánh sáng trị liệu thường được dùng cho chứng trầm cảm theo mùa. (Light therapy is often used for seasonal depression.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trầm cảm nặng (n): Major depression.
• Trầm uất (adj/n): A more literary or formal synonym for being depressed/depression, often implying deep melancholy.
• Chống trầm cảm (adj/n): Antidepressant (e.g., - antidepressant medication).

Synonyms

• Depression: Melancholy, despondency, low spirits.
• Depressed: Downhearted, dejected, gloomy, despondent.

Related Idioms and Common Phrases

• Rơi vào trầm cảm: To fall into depression.

  • Ông ấy đã rơi vào trầm cảm sau khi mất việc. (He fell into depression after losing his job.)

• Cuộc chiến với trầm cảm: A battle with depression.

  • Cô ấy đã chia sẻ về cuộc chiến với trầm cảm của mình. (She shared about her battle with depression.)