Great Depression

/greɪt dɪˈprɛʃɪn/

/greɪt dɪˈprɛʃɛn/

Other forms: Great Depressions

Definitions of Great Depression

1. noun

   the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s
   example of:

   depression, economic crisis, slump

   a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
2. noun

   a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment
   synonyms: Depression

   example of:

   age, historic period

   an era of history having some distinctive feature