depth
noun (STRENGTH) /depθ/Definition
C2 [C or U] the fact of a feeling, state, or characteristic being strong, extreme, or detailed: He spoke with great depth of feeling. I was amazed at the depth of her knowledge.Power and intensityEnergy, force and power in the depth(s) of sth › experiencing an extreme and negative emotion: He was in the depths of despair/depression about losing his job.Experiencing and suffering › during the worst period of a bad situation: The company was started in the depth of the recession of the 1930s.Serious and unpleasantNot attractive to look atInformal words for badSpecific periods of time
(Definition of depth noun (STRENGTH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (straight) from the horse's mouth idiom
- afflict verb
- affliction noun
- almost/nearly die of sth idiom
- be a victim of your own success idiom
- be at/on the receiving end idiom
- cursed adjective (HAVING BAD LUCK)
- eaten up with/by sth idiom
- experience verb
- exposure noun (EXPERIENCE)
- fall prey/victim to sth/sb idiom
- firsthand adverb
- nurse verb (FEEL EMOTION)
- practical adjective (EXPERIENCE)
- stricken adjective
- suffer verb (EXPERIENCE)
- survive verb
- survivor noun
- take/have a knock idiom
- victim noun
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Experiencing and suffering
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