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 depressed depressed /dɪˈprɛst/

adjective

  1. () Lower than previously  ( down , depressed )
    lower than previously
     The market is depressed
    the market is depressed
     Prices are down
    prices are down
  2. Filled with melancholy and despondency  ( depressed , dispirited , down , down in the mouth , downcast , downhearted , gloomy , grim , low , blue [Informal] , low-spirited )
    filled with melancholy and despondency
     Gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
    gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
     Gloomy predictions
    gloomy predictions
     A gloomy silence
    a gloomy silence
     Took a grim view of the economy
    took a grim view of the economy
     The darkening mood
    the darkening mood
     Lonely and blue in a strange city
    lonely and blue in a strange city
     Depressed by the loss of his job
    depressed by the loss of his job
     A dispirited and resigned expression on her face
    a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
     Downcast after his defeat
    downcast after his defeat
     Feeling discouraged and downhearted
    feeling discouraged and downhearted
  3. (biology) flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces  ( depressed )
    (biology) flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces