depressed: Meaning and Definition of
de•pressed
Pronunciation: (di-prest'), [key] — adj.
- sad and gloomy; dejected; downcast.
- pressed down, or situated lower than the general surface.
- lowered in force, amount, etc.
- undergoing economic hardship, esp. poverty and unemployment.
- being or measured below the standard or norm.
- flattened down; greater in width than in height.
- suffering from depression.
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