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depressed
adjective de·pressed
: feeling sad
: having a serious medical condition that causes a person to feel very sad, hopeless, and unimportant : suffering from mental depression
: having little economic activity and few jobs : suffering from economic depression
Full Definition of DEPRESSED
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
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First Known Use of DEPRESSED
1598
Related to DEPRESSED
- Antonyms
- bulging, cambered, convex, protruding, protrusive, protuberant
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Rhymes with DEPRESSED
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DEPRESSED Defined for Kids
depressed
adjective de·pressed \di-ˈprest\
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depressed
adjective de·pressed \di-ˈprest\
Medical Definition of DEPRESSED
1
: low in spirits; specifically : affected by psychological depression <a severely depressed patient>
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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