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Meaning of 'depressed' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Depressed [ a.]
- Pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited; sad; humbled.
- Concave on the upper side; -- said of a leaf whose disk is lower than the border.
- Lying flat; -- said of a stem or leaf which lies close to the ground.
- Having the vertical diameter shorter than the horizontal or transverse; -- said of the bodies of animals, or of parts of the bodies.
2 . Depressed [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Depress

Meaning of 'depressed' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . depressed [ s]
Meaning (1):
- filled with melancholy and despondency
Example in sentence:
  • a dispirited and resigned expression on her face;
  • a gloomy silence;
  • depressed by the loss of his job;
  • downcast after his defeat;
  • feeling discouraged and downhearted;
  • gloomy at the thought of what he had to face;
  • gloomy predictions;
  • lonely and blue in a strange city;
  • the darkening mood;
  • took a grim view of the economy
Meaning (2):
- lower than previously
Example in sentence:
  • prices are down;
  • the market is depressed

Nearby Words:

depaint depainted depainter depainting depardieux depart departable departed departer departing

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