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de·pressed Listen to audio/dɪˈprɛst/ adjective
[more depressed; most depressed] 1 a : feeling sad
I've been feeling a little depressed [=(informally) down, blue] lately. The rainy weather had her feeling lonely and depressed. He was depressed about having to return to school. in a depressed mood
b : having a serious medical condition that causes a person to feel very sad, hopeless, and unimportant : suffering from mental depression
The new drug is being tested on a group of severely depressed patients.
2 : having little economic activity and few jobs : suffering from economic depression
living in a depressed area a depressed economy
3 : less strong, active, high, etc., than usual
The patient has a somewhat depressed appetite. Prices have remained at a depressed level.

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