1
: low in spirits : sad
especially
: affected by psychological depression
2
a
: vertically flattened
a depressed cactus
b
: having the central part lower than the margin
c
: lying flat or prostrate
d
: dorsoventrally flattened
3
: suffering from economic depression
especially
: underprivileged
4
: being below the standard
Synonyms
Examples of depressed in a Sentence
The rainy weather had her feeling lonely and depressed.
He was depressed about having to return to school.
The new drug is being tested on a group of severely depressed patients.
living in a depressed area
The patient has a somewhat depressed appetite.
Prices have remained at a depressed level.
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Therese Boudreaux | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Dec. 2024
When Do Da-hae (The 8 Show’s Chun Woo-hee), a seemingly demure con artist with designs on the Bok’s riches, starts to flirt with him, a struggling Gwi-ju is too depressed to care.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Evidently, in the case of a major international nuclear war, the negative impacts on global economics, including the valuations of defense companies, would likely be significantly depressed.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Al-Hamada became jaded, homesick and depressed, said Omar Alshogre, one of his friends and a fellow survivor of the regime’s barbaric prison system.
—Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Therese Boudreaux | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Dec. 2024
When Do Da-hae (The 8 Show’s Chun Woo-hee), a seemingly demure con artist with designs on the Bok’s riches, starts to flirt with him, a struggling Gwi-ju is too depressed to care.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Evidently, in the case of a major international nuclear war, the negative impacts on global economics, including the valuations of defense companies, would likely be significantly depressed.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Al-Hamada became jaded, homesick and depressed, said Omar Alshogre, one of his friends and a fellow survivor of the regime’s barbaric prison system.
—Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Depressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depressed. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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depressed
adjective
de·pressed
di-ˈprest 
1
: low in spirits
2
a
: having the central part lower than the margin
a depressed pustule
b
: dorsoventrally flattened
the tapeworm is a depressed animal—R. A. Wardle & J. A. McLeod
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