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

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verb

past tense of depress
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Recent Examples of depressed
Adjective
Because that’s the case, their actual margin opportunity is depressed. Evan Clark, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2025 This might be because people are a bit depressed. Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
Rather than feeling triumphant at how believable ELIZA was, Weizenbaum was depressed by how gullible people seemed to be. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025 Her research has shown that lynchings depressed the rate of patent applications by Black Americans, which could have otherwise contributed to innovation and economic growth. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for depressed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depressed
Adjective
  • In particular, the concave deck feels a lot like a skateboard and allows for better board feel and control—enabling Payne to do actual kick-flips on the wave.
    Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The bell and diaphragm devices have a wide, flat side for high frequencies and a smaller, concave side for low frequencies.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • He was told by Talent Relations that the creative team was unhappy with him.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The now-37-year-old wasn’t unhappy with her job.
    Mike Winters, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Children living in deprived settlements had to travel further to reach a playground, and those playgrounds tended to be smaller than those in less deprived areas.
    Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Their comeback may help regenerate deprived economic regions like Italy's Abruzzo.
    Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • Johnson’s tight friendship with Bukele troubled top State Department officials in the Biden administration, who asked his successor, Jean Manes, to look into the firing of the contractor.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The four-time Formula One champion began in pole position after a chaotic qualifying session on Saturday and was never troubled after making a good start in Baku.
    Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Researchers found that adding Greek yogurt to men's diets lowered certain inflammation markers more effectively than carbohydrates alone.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • While tax collections will still grow modestly, SEA 1 lowered revenue projections by about $20 million in 2027 and roughly $30 million in 2028, according to Hanson.
    Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But a House Fiscal Agency report shows that total artificially reduced by the way billions in federal funding is accounted for, by moving Medicaid money to contingency funds where they are not included in the budget total.
    Paul Egan, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the federal spending on Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP — another priority for Democrats — will be reduced by more than $1 trillion over the next decade as a result of provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When pressed and held for three seconds, the Panic Button emits a signal to sound the siren on your Ring Alarm.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Cakes should be evenly colored and springy when pressed with a finger.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This is particularly true for Gen Zers, many of whom are savvy enough to see through hollow campaigns and quick to reject hypocrisy.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • This is particularly true for Gen Zers, many of whom are savvy enough to see through hollow campaigns and quick to reject hypocrisy.
    Aaron Mansfield, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Depressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depressed. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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