depressed
Pronunciation
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- If someone is depressed, they have the condition called depression--they are very sad and cannot imagine being happy in the future.
- No one knows why it happened, but last year, Jay became depressed.
- If someone is depressed, they are very sad and unhappy.
- "I heard Katie lost the race." "Yes, she is a bit depressed about it."
- If the economy is depressed, it is doing badly.
- In 2008, the economy was severely depressed
- If something that has many levels--like a surface, the ground, or something that moves up and down--is depressed, it is low.
Usage notes
changeBecause depressed can mean both a medical condition and "very sad," some people say that we should not use depressed to mean "very sad."
Verb
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- The past tense and past participle of depress.