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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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