Depression has 3 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The report states that there will be a depression. | |
| 2. | The economist anticipated a prolonged depression. | |
| 3. | The economist instinctively anticipated the current depression. | |
| 4. | These sea boats are fast enough to stay in a depression for several days. | |
| 5. | A lot of people were out of work during the Great Depression in America. | |
| 6. | During the Depression in the 1930's, many wealthy people lost everything in the stock market crash. | |
| 7. | A business cycle is a recurring succession of periods of prosperity and periods of depression. | |
| 8. | The economy is in a slight depression. | |
| 9. | The current slump of the economy will not turn into a serious depression. | |
| 10. | Merchants complain about the depression. |