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de·pressed
 depressed
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- pronunciation:
- dih
prest
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
sad or very low in spirits; morose.
She became quite depressed after being turned down by several companies.I get very depressed reading the newspapers sometimes.- antonyms:
- animated, cheerful, ebullient, effervescent, elevated, exalted, exhilarated, jaunty
- similar words:
- blue, dejected, despondent, disconsolate, dispirited, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, low, sad
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| definition 2: |
experiencing psychological depression, a mood disorder characterized by pervasive sadness or hopelessness.
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| definition 3: |
lower than the immediate surroundings.
a depressed sidewalk- antonyms:
- raised
- similar words:
- low
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| definition 4: |
in the midst of economic hard times.
This depressed town had once been the center of a booming manufacturing industry.- antonyms:
- prosperous
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| related words: |
broken-hearted, desolate, forlorn, gloomy, heavy, hopeless, lugubrious, melancholy, moody, morbid, morose, unhappy, wretched |
adverb + (adj.)depressed
artificially,
chronically,
clinically,
deeply,
economically,
extremely,
formerly,
frequently,
incredibly,
less,
mildly,
moderately,
permanently,
profoundly,
seriously,
severely,
significantly,
somewhat,
suicidally,
temporarily,
terribly
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(adj.)depressed
+ adverb
lately, sexually
(adj.)depressed
+ noun
adolescent,
affect,
anti-depressant,
arch,
caregiver,
cognition,
depression,
earnings,
eating,
economy,
estate,
fracture,
housing,
individual,
mood,
neighborhood,
patient,
price,
self-esteem,
stock,
suicide,
teenager,
turnout,
wage
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