depressed

[dih-prest]

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.

depressed

/ 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

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of depressed¹

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

Example Sentences

The stock has dropped 43% this year, as the company has resorted to promotional activity to drive sales given a rough housing market that has depressed appliance sales.

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Once markets adjusted to the shock, U.S. gas inventories flipped into a surfeit that depressed prices.

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Healthcare valuations have been depressed this year, and investors seem to be betting on a bit of upside as they flee uncertainty elsewhere in the market.

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Much of the time I was depressed just trying to keep from drowning in the maelstrom of events and emotions swirling around him.

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Or, rather, if you were only depressed while doing your rounds and pretending to be interested in practicing, as opposed to studying, medicine?

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Related Words

• desolate 
• despondent 
• discouraged 
• miserable 
• morose 
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• pessimistic 
• sad 
• unhappy