depressed

[ dih-prest ]
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adjective
  1. sad and gloomy; dejected; downcast.

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

  1. lowered in force, amount, etc.

  2. undergoing economic hardship, especially poverty and unemployment.

  3. being or measured below the standard or norm.

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

  5. Psychiatry. having or experiencing depression.

Origin of depressed

1
From a late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at depress, -ed2

Other words for depressed

Opposites for depressed

Other words from depressed

  • non·de·pressed, adjective
  • qua·si-de·pressed, adjective
  • sub·de·pressed, adjective
  • un·de·pressed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for depressed

depressed

/ (dɪˈprɛst) /


adjective
  1. low in spirits; downcast; despondent

  2. lower than the surrounding surface

  1. pressed down or flattened

  2. Also: distressed characterized by relative economic hardship, such as unemployment: a depressed area

  3. lowered in force, intensity, or amount

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

  5. zoology flattened from top to bottom: the depressed bill of the spoonbill

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