Answer: depression

AnswerCrossword Clue
DEPRESSIONWhat economic planners hope to avoid.
DEPRESSIONGloominess.
DEPRESSIONFather of the W.P.A and P.W.A.
DEPRESSIONGreat ending
depressionThe financial and industrial slump of 1929 and subsequent years
depressionThe lowering or reducing of something
depressionThe action of pressing down on something
depressionA long and severe recession in an economy or market
depressiona pressing down
depressionSevere despondency and dejection, typically felt over a period of time and accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and inadequacy
depressionA sunken place or hollow on a surface
depressionA region of lower atmospheric pressure, esp. a cyclonic weather system
depressionA condition of mental disturbance characterized by such feelings to a greater degree than seems warranted by the external circumstances, typically with lack of energy and difficulty in maintaining concentration or interest in life
depressionThe angular distance of an object below the horizon or a horizontal plane