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adjective

di-ˈprest How to pronounce depressed (audio)
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1
as in concave
curved inward the depressed sections of the highway under the overpasses constantly get flooded during heavy rainstorms

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2
as in unhappy
feeling unhappiness I was depressed and didn't feel much like going to the party, but felt better afterwards

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as in deprived
kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment a depressed class of people whose living conditions have not improved significantly despite targeted social programs

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depressed

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verb

past tense of depress
1
as in troubled
to make sad the thought of once again failing the bar exam depressed me

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2
as in lowered
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally construction workers depressed the roadbed in order to make way for an overpass

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as in reduced
to diminish the price or value of the glut of wheat on the market has depressed that commodity for most of the past year

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4
as in pressed
to push steadily against with some force depressed the lever to start the machine

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Recent Examples of depressed
Adjective
In the early days after his diagnosis, my dad grew more fearful, more depressed. — Trisha Thadani Kirsten Potter Tanya Pérez Devin Murphy, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Really good character work by James Austin Johnson as Sherman’s depressed dad who keeps offering them snacks, before the lights go out in his eyes. — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2026
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Affordability has broadly been depressed since 2022, when mortgage rates started increasing significantly, according to Atlanta Fed data. — Sharon Epperson,stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026 Rising costs of components, supply chain constraints, and weaker consumer demand that are all partly linked to the Iran war have depressed smartphone sales in much of the continent, resulting in the slowest growth of shipments to Africa in two years, research firm Omdia said. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for depressed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depressed
  1. concave
  2. unhappy
  3. deprived
  4. troubled
  5. lowered
  6. reduced
  7. pressed
  8. hollow
Adjective
  • The Rick Owens show included sparkling avant-garde boots with a fierce platform wedge, as well as sandals with concave wedge heels.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The convex-concave curves of the open and closed parentheses cup something said by the way, whisperings, secrets mouthed into the reader’s ear, mumbled under the author’s breath.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of concave
Adjective
  • Its success made Cohn a rich, if unhappy, man, at least for a long while.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026
  • What appeared to be a fairly normal election for a president halfway through his term — a probable setback, as unhappy voters register their discontent — has the potential, Cook said, to turn into a disaster for Republicans.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of unhappy
Adjective
  • Experts also found that most patients were female and came from deprived areas.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026
  • On the back of a million-pound investment in 2012, the community has organized to restore life to a deprived area hit hard by austerity.
    — Kyle Vanelli, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of deprived
Verb
  • Lucie’s talented-but-troubled student, Susan Yi, writes fiction that resembles an accusation about Lucie.
    — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • That is why as a mother of three Naperville School District 203 children, I am troubled by the district’s new transportation plan.
    — Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of troubled
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  • In early 2010, drought lowered water levels at the Guri dam, prompting then-President Hugo Chávez to declare a national electricity emergency.
    — Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Other key elements include roll-in showers with grab bars and handheld shower wands; raised toilet seats with grab bars; lowered light switches, thermostats, and mirrors; and wheelchair-accessible bathroom sinks.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of lowered
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  • Bassam Abed said at least 10 residences housing some 300 families were reduced to rubble, and families were not given enough time to flee.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • That night’s show was reduced from 29 to 19 songs, between the concert running late from the interruption and Toomey likely not being able to duplicate Castronovo’s lead singing moments as well as his drumming.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of reduced
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  • Foreign policy emerged as another major point of contention, particularly when moderator Rick Albin repeatedly pressed el Sayed to say whether Israel or Iran posed the greater threat to the United States.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Lopez’s mother, Allison Lyman, and other family members had pressed state lawmakers to change California’s vehicular manslaughter law to prohibit diversion in such cases.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of pressed
Adjective
  • The stranger’s hollow cheeks, his dark eyes, whose lashes always appeared wet, the bony shoulders that protruded from the singlet Chee Meng had lent him—all of it frightened Shawn.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Every unfilled titanium lattice sank as water flooded its hollow channels.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of hollow

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“Depressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depressed. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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