depressed

American  

[dih-prest] / dɪˈprɛst /

adjective

1. sad and gloomy; dejected; downcast.

   Synonyms:

   morbid, blue, miserable, despondent, morose

   Antonyms:

   happy

2. pressed down, or situated lower than the general surface.

3. lowered in force, amount, etc.

4. undergoing economic hardship, especially poverty and unemployment.

5. being or measured below the standard or norm.

6. Botany, Zoology. flattened down; greater in width than in height.

7. Psychiatry. having or experiencing depression.

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depressed British  

/ dɪˈprɛst /

adjective

1. low in spirits; downcast; despondent

2. lower than the surrounding surface

3. pressed down or flattened

4. Also: distressed.  characterized by relative economic hardship, such as unemployment

   a depressed area

5. lowered in force, intensity, or amount

6. (of plant parts) flattened as though pressed from above

7. zoology flattened from top to bottom

   the depressed bill of the spoonbill

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Other Word Forms

• nondepressed adjective
• quasi-depressed adjective
• subdepressed adjective
• undepressed adjective

Etymology

Origin of depressed

From a late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; depress, -ed ²

Example Sentences

The headline increase in GDP, however, was depressed in part by slower production of inventories, or unsold goods.

From MarketWatch

That has forced companies to cut back on hiring and left wages depressed.

From The Wall Street Journal

The record rise in the trade deficits depressed GDP.

From MarketWatch

The record rise in the trade deficits depressed GDP.

From MarketWatch

Opposition has mounted to the business venture in the town of Luebben, Brandenburg state, despite the promise of hundreds of jobs in the economically depressed region.

From Barron's

Related Words

• desolate
• despondent
• discouraged
• miserable
• morose
• not happy
• pessimistic
• sad
• unhappy