What does depressed mean?

Definitions for depressed
dɪˈprɛstde·pressed

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. depressed, down(p)adjective

    lower than previously

    "the market is depressed"; "prices are down"

  2. depressedadjective

    flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces

  3. gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down(p), downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spiritedadjective

    filled with melancholy and despondency

    "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"

Wiktionary

  1. depressedadjective

    unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent

  2. depressedadjective

    Suffering from clinical depression.

  3. depressedadjective

    Suffering damaging effects of economic recession.

ChatGPT

  1. depressed

    Depressed refers to a state of feeling persistent sadness, a lack of interest in activities, and a significant drop in physical and emotional energy, often leading to a variety of physical and emotional problems. This term is also commonly used in the context of medical or clinical depression, a serious mental health disorder. Additionally, it can refer to something that is lower in position, pushed or pressed down or decreased than the surrounding area or level.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Depressed

    of Depress

  2. Depressedadjective

    pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited; sad; humbled

  3. Depressedadjective

    concave on the upper side; -- said of a leaf whose disk is lower than the border

  4. Depressedadjective

    lying flat; -- said of a stem or leaf which lies close to the ground

  5. Depressedadjective

    having the vertical diameter shorter than the horizontal or transverse; -- said of the bodies of animals, or of parts of the bodies

Entomology

  1. Depressed

    flattened down vertically; opposed to compressed.

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British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'depressed' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4175

  2. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'depressed' in Adjectives Frequency: #760

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of depressed in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of depressed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of depressed in a Sentence

  1. National Farmers Union:

    After several difficult years of trade disputes, depressed prices, and extreme weather, the agricultural economy was finally starting to recover.

  2. Alvin Cheung:

    When I look ahead at the next five to ten years, I feel depressed, before, democratic politicians would raise issues about marginalized communities or invite questions. In the coming era, we probably won't see this anymore.

  3. Dustin Hoffman:

    There's a rebirth that goes on with us continuously as human beings. I don't understand, personally, how you can be bored. I can understand how you can be depressed, but I just don't understand boredom.

  4. The Jamaican superstar:

    I called him and he asked me what I thought and I said I thought it was okay, maybe not a great bend, my coach said 'No, that was one of the worst races you've ever run. The bend was awful'... and he just went on until I was depressed.

  5. Air Force:

    On June 5, during a passport fraud investigation, the US Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service interviewed an individual claiming to be Barry O'Beirne. After being confronted with inconsistencies about his identity, the individual admitted his true name was William Howard Hughes Jr., and that he deserted from the US Air Force in 1983, capt. Hughes claimed that in 1983 he was depressed about being in the Air Force so he left, created the fictitious identity of O'Beirne and has been living in California ever since.

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