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Depression

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Depressie (Mental illness)

"Fighting depression (Fighting mental illness)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Depression 🌍 Gen Z/Gen Alpha

Mental health struggle

"My depression's been bad lately"
Depression 🇪🇬 Egypt

اكتئاب - Depression

"بيعاني من اكتئاب (Suffering from depression) - Beye3any men ekte2ab"

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🌍 "Depression" Across Africa

This word is also used in 12 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Depression 🌍 Gen Z/Gen Alpha

Mental health struggle
Depression 🇪🇬 Egypt

اكتئاب - Depression
Dépression 🇩🇿 Algeria

Depression
Depression 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Dépression (Depression)
Depression 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Kucindzeka kakhulu (Being very depressed)
Depression 🇬🇭 Ghana

Deep sadness/Mental illness (Clinical sadness)
Depression 🇰🇪 Kenya

Mfadhaiko mkubwa (Depression)
Depression 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Khatello ea maikutlo / Sadness (Emotional pressure)
Depression 🇱🇾 Libya

ديبريشن (Depression)
Depression

Depression
Depression 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Mental health condition (Mental health condition)
depression 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Depression (Mental illness)

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