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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Volunteers became depressed, irritable, anxious, and withdrawn.
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Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Jeffrey Rignall died in 2000 In the wake of Gacy’s attack, Rignall became depressed and withdrawn, suffering from bouts of vomiting and losing nearly 40 pounds, per The Courier Journal.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Nearing a breaking point, Linda’s caseload includes a super-depressed new mother (Danielle Macdonald) while her relationship with her own therapist (a surprisingly serious Conan O’Brien) becomes uncomfortably complicated.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Under the shah’s secular rule, Iranians had been economically depressed and struggled against tightening social freedoms.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
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Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Jeffrey Rignall died in 2000 In the wake of Gacy’s attack, Rignall became depressed and withdrawn, suffering from bouts of vomiting and losing nearly 40 pounds, per The Courier Journal.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Nearing a breaking point, Linda’s caseload includes a super-depressed new mother (Danielle Macdonald) while her relationship with her own therapist (a surprisingly serious Conan O’Brien) becomes uncomfortably complicated.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Under the shah’s secular rule, Iranians had been economically depressed and struggled against tightening social freedoms.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Depressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depressed. Accessed 24 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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