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   depressed

   /dɪˈprɛst/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) in a state of unhappiness or despondency: "she felt lonely and depressed" Similar sadsaddenedunhappygloomyglummelancholymiserablesorrowfuldejecteddisconsolatedownhearteddowncastcast downdowncrestfallenwoebegonedespondentdispiritedlowlow in spiritslow-spiritedheavy-heartedmorosedismaldesolateweighed downoppressedtearfulupsetbroken-hearteddishearteneddiscourageddauntedpessimisticinformal:bluedown in the dumpsdown in the mouthfed upmoodyliterary:dolorousheartsickheartsorearchaic:chap-fallenOpposite cheerful
   • ▪ (of a person) affected with clinical depression.
   • 2. (of a place or economic activity) suffering the damaging effects of a lack of demand or employment: "depressed inner-city areas" Similar weakweakenedenervateddebilitateddevitalizedimpairedinactiveflatquietslowslow-movingslacksluggishstaticstagnantdullpoverty-strickenpoordestitutedisadvantageddeprivedneedydistresseddown at heelrun downseedyshabbyinformal:slummyOpposite strongprosperous
   • 3. (of an object or part of an object) in a lower position, having been pushed down: "a depressed fracture of the skull" Similar sunkenhollowconcaveindenteddentedpushed incaved inrecessedset backrare:incurvedincurvateOpposite raised

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