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noun
A sustained period of pessimism about the state of the economy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: neologism
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Synonyms: vibepression
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *m̥néh1yeti Proto-Italic *m(V)nēō Latin maneō Latin permaneōlbor. Middle French permanentbor. English permanentclip. English perma- English depression blend English permacession Blend of perma- + depression. Coined by American journalist Annie Lowrey (see quotation below).
