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
4
: being below the standard
Prices remain at a depressed level.
Examples of depressed in a Sentence
The rainy weather had her feeling lonely and depressed.
He was depressed about having to return to school.
The new drug is being tested on a group of severely depressed patients.
living in a depressed area
The patient has a somewhat depressed appetite.
Prices have remained at a depressed level.
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Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
The production also changes the seven scenes that make up the show in which classic child characters from Christmas specials and movies are seen as depressed middle-aged folks drinking away their holiday traumas in a small bar.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
At home, her mother seemed anxious and depressed.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
But their $2,000-a-month income hardly even covers their rent, a shortfall that has left Ratledge in debt and deeply depressed.
—ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Depressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depressed. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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depressed
adjective
de·pressed
di-ˈprest 
1
: low in spirits
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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