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 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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Matthiessen was born in 1927 to a pair of well-off, chronically depressed New Yorkers, people who were more likely to pour a stiff drink or take to their beds than to talk openly about their feelings.
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Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Roberts plays an unhappy American in Venice who is wooed by depressed, divorced, and done-with-love Allen in a variety of vaguely dishonest ways.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
The writer, known for her trailblazing work in confessional poetry, was clinically depressed and died by suicide at age 30.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Barbeau had been living alone, depressed and isolated since Jessica’s death.
—Jon Michael Varese, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2025
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Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Roberts plays an unhappy American in Venice who is wooed by depressed, divorced, and done-with-love Allen in a variety of vaguely dishonest ways.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
The writer, known for her trailblazing work in confessional poetry, was clinically depressed and died by suicide at age 30.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Barbeau had been living alone, depressed and isolated since Jessica’s death.
—Jon Michael Varese, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for depressed
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“Depressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depressed. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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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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