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. Mickey Mehta:

    Many times we get depressed with the shocking changes this life brings. Become aware of the phenomena of change and watch the time and tide change before you again and again. Participate in it with your whole being and bring about the change you want . Trust me, try it, attract the change, make the change and be the change. Let the change be seamless and keep getting organized , add creativity to it and get MickeyMized.

  2. Timothy Alexander:

    I believe today that everything in life is choice driven, right ? I made the choice to be depressed and be suicidal, which almost didn't land me here in front of you all today. But when my mind changed, everything else changed, now my purpose for living, because I have found Timothy Alexander is to help people find them.

  3. Dyanna Hurley:

    I was in the exam room and when [the doctor] came in, I had a PBA episode and I started crying and I couldn’t stop, he said, ‘Of course, you’re depressed. I am going to put you on some anti-depressants.’.

  4. Visaysha Harris:

    The end of March, beginning of April, I stayed in my room, my body just wasn't processing my new normal. I was sad, I was depressed. I just felt so terrible about everything that was going on.

  5. Justin Bieber:

    I got really depressed on tour, i haven't talked about this, and I'm still processing so much stuff that I haven't talked about. I was lonely. I needed some time.

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