depressed

de·pressed

adj

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

Examples of DEPRESSED

1. The rainy weather had her feeling lonely and depressed.
2. He was depressed about having to return to school.
3. The new drug is being tested on a group of severely depressed patients.
4. living in a depressed area
5. The patient has a somewhat depressed appetite.
6. Prices have remained at a depressed level.

First Known Use of DEPRESSED

1598

Related to DEPRESSED

Synonyms: concave, dented, hollow, dished, indented, recessed, sunken

Antonyms: bulging, cambered, convex, protruding, protrusive, protuberant

Related Words: alveolar, cavernous, crescentic, cuplike, cupped, cuppy, recurved; dimpled, pockmarked; compressed, condensed, contracted, diminished, reduced

Near Antonyms: ballooning, bloated, blown up, bulbous, distended, enlarged, expanded, extended, inflated, jutting, projecting, puffed, puffy, risen, swollen; domed, global, globular, round, rounded, spherical

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Other Psychology Terms

fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

Rhymes with DEPRESSED

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