DEPRESSED

gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited

(adjective) filled with melancholy and despondency; “gloomy at the thought of what he had to face”; “gloomy predictions”; “a gloomy silence”; “took a grim view of the economy”; “the darkening mood”; “lonely and blue in a strange city”; “depressed by the loss of his job”; “a dispirited and resigned expression on her face”; “downcast after his defeat”; “feeling discouraged and downhearted”

depressed, down

(adjective) lower than previously; “the market is depressed”; “prices are down”

depressed

(adjective) flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

depressed

simple past tense and past participle of depress

Adjective

depressed (comparative more depressed, superlative most depressed)

unhappy; despondent

Suffering from clinical depression.

Suffering damaging effects of economic recession.

Synonyms

• despondent

• emo (informal)

• gloomy

• melancholy

• miserable

• sad

• unhappy

Antonyms

• cheerful

Source: Wiktionary


De*pressed", a.

1. Pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited; sad; humbled.

2. (Bot.) (a) Concave on the upper side; -- said of a leaf whose disk is lower than the border. (b) Lying flat; -- said of a stem or leaf which lies close to the ground.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having the vertical diameter shorter than the horizontal or transverse; -- said of the bodies of animals, or of parts of the bodies.

DEPRESS

De*press", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Depressing.] Etym: [L. depressus, p. p. of deprimere; de- + premere to press. See Press.]

1. To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes. "With lips depressed." Tennyson.

2. To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride.

3. To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were depressed.

4. To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc.

5. To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate.

6. (Math.)

Definition: To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree. To depress the pole (Naut.), to cause the sidereal pole to appear lower or nearer the horizon, as by sailing toward the equator.

Syn.

– To sink; lower; abase; cast down; deject; humble; degrade; dispirit; discourage.

De*press", a. Etym: [L. depressus, p. p.]

Definition: Having the middle lower than the border; concave. [Obs.] If the seal be depress or hollow. Hammond.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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