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depressed
[ dih-prest ]
adjective
Synonyms: , , , ,
Antonyms:
- pressed down, or situated lower than the general surface.
- lowered in force, amount, etc.
- undergoing economic hardship, especially poverty and unemployment.
- being or measured below the standard or norm.
- Botany, Zoology. flattened down; greater in width than in height.
- Psychiatry. having or experiencing depression.
depressed
/ ɪˈɛ /
adjective
- low in spirits; downcast; despondent
- lower than the surrounding surface
- pressed down or flattened
- Alsodistressed characterized by relative economic hardship, such as unemployment
a depressed area
- lowered in force, intensity, or amount
- (of plant parts) flattened as though pressed from above
- zoology flattened from top to bottom
the depressed bill of the spoonbill
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz·· adjective
- ܲ·-· adjective
- ܲ·· adjective
- ܲ·· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of depressed1
Example Sentences
Grennan said being the victim of an unprovoked attack and hospitalised with a broken jaw while at university was when he first encountered being depressed.
“I don’t want to feel depressed … instead of happy, the way I am when I wake up.”
The detective here, blending a couple of characters from the book, is Inspector Leach, a depressed drinker so unkempt one wonders why he hasn’t been put on administrative leave.
“The goal is to sell the profit in the gold and buy the depressed stocks,” she said.
“I tend to kill everyone or leave them too depressed to function at the end of my story,” he says.
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