What (who) is depressed - definition
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Depressed; Depressing; Depression (disambiguation); Depresses; Depress; Depressions; Deep depression; Deep Depression
depressed
adj.
1) depressed at (depressed at the bad news)
2) depressed to + inf. (she was depressed to learn of her illness)
Depressed
·Impf & ·p.p. of Depress.
II. Depressed ·adj Lying flat;
- said of a stem or leaf which lies close to the ground.
III. Depressed ·adj Pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited; sad; humbled.
IV. Depressed ·adj Concave on the upper side;
- said of a leaf whose disk is lower than the border.
V. Depressed ·adj Having the vertical diameter shorter than the horizontal or transverse;
- said of the bodies of animals, or of parts of the bodies.
depressed
1.
If you are depressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
She's been very depressed and upset about this whole situation.
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ
2.
A depressed place or industry does not have enough business or employment to be successful.
...legislation to encourage investment in depressed areas...
= run-down
ADJ
Pronunciation examples for depressed
1. depressed.
Missing Man - The American Spy Who Vanished in Iran _ Barry Meier _ Talks at Google
2. "Depressed"?
Big Fish (2003)
3. depressed.
What Makes People Happy _ Ruut Veenhoven _ Talks at Google
4. depressed.
The Long Run _ Matt Long _ Talks at Google
5. depressed.
Plastic Ocean _ Josh Sugiyama & Brigette Allen _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of depressed
1. I‘ve never been depressed or ate because I was depressed.
2. "He was depressed, and he had always been depressed," Maruca–Kovac said.
3. "He was depressed, and he had always been depressed," she said.
4. "Are they depressed because they are ill or are they ill because they are depressed?
5. "Tired, depressed and anxious," he called himself.