depression

Word Structure

i = him, will; e = get, head; ə = about, suppose

10 Letters

3 Syllables: de-PRES-sion

Stressed Syllable: 2

8 Phonemes

Vowels: i; e; ə

List: Part of Vocabulary

Sentence Examples

We try to avoid a depression.

The depression created unemployment.

Too much spending can create a depression.

Onset + Vowel Friends

demand

design

develop

Stress Friends

compression

expression

succession

Morphological Relatives

depressant

depressed

depressing

recession

Semantic Relatives

crash

crisis

downturn

Textbook

Vocabulary Term: Great Depression

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