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depressed [dɪˈprɛst] adj
1. (Psychology) low in spirits; downcast; despondent 2. lower than the surrounding surface 3. pressed down or flattened 4. (Economics) Also distressed characterized by relative economic hardship, such as unemployment a depressed area 5. lowered in force, intensity, or amount 6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plant parts) flattened as though pressed from above 7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology flattened from top to bottom the depressed bill of the spoonbill ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
depressed adjective 1. sad, down, low, blue, unhappy, discouraged, fed up, moody, gloomy, pessimistic, melancholy, sombre, glum, mournful, dejected, despondent, dispirited, downcast, morose, disconsolate, crestfallen, doleful, downhearted, heavy-hearted, down in the dumps (informal), cheerless, woebegone, down in the mouth (informal), low-spirited He seemed somewhat depressed. 2. poverty-stricken, poor, deprived, distressed, disadvantaged, run-down, impoverished, needy, destitute, down at heel attempts to encourage investment in depressed areas Translations depressed [dɪˈprest] ADJ 1. [person] → deprimido, abatido to feel depressed (about sth) → estar deprimido or abatido(por algo) to get depressed (about sth) → deprimirse(por algo) 2. (Fin) [market, economy, industry] → deprimido the government has tried to reduce unemployment in depressed areas → el gobierno ha intentado reducir el desempleo de las zonas deprimidas share prices were depressed following the announcement → los precios de las acciones habían caído tras el anuncio 3. (Med) (frm) [bone] → hundido; [immune system] → disminuido a depressed fracture → una fractura por aplastamiento depressed [dɪˈprɛst] adj (= unhappy) → déprimé(e), abattu(e) to feel depressed → être déprimé(e), se sentir déprimé(e) I'm feeling depressed → Je suis déprimé. to get depressed → se démoraliser (MEDICINE) → dépressif/ive to become depressed → faire une dépression to be clinically depressed → être dépressif/ive (= run-down) [area] → en déclin depressed adj (= despondent) → deprimiert (→ about über +acc); (Med) → depressiv; to look depressed → niedergeschlagen or bedrückt aussehen; to feel depressed → sich deprimiert or niedergeschlagen fühlen (Econ: = run-down) market → flau, schleppend; economy, industry → geschwächt; region → Not leidend; share prices → fallend; sales → rückläufig; depressed area → Notstandsgebiet nt; the depressed state of the property market → die schlechte Marktlage bei Immobilien depressed [dɪˈprɛst] adj depressed [dɪˈprɛst] adj How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Eagle was much depressed in spirits by the change. Yet somehow I feel depressed when I read it, for I seem now to have grown twice as old as I was when I penned its concluding lines. These were the reflections which now troubled Crayford, and which presented him, after his rescue, in the strangely inappropriate character of a depressed and anxious man. |
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