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depressed (adj.)

c. 1600, "pressed down, lowered," past-participle adjective from depress (v.). Meaning "dejected, lowered in spirits" is from 1620s.

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Definitions of depressed from WordNet

depressed (adj.)
lower than previously;
the market is depressed
Synonyms: down
depressed (adj.)
filled with melancholy and despondency;
depressed by the loss of his job
Synonyms: gloomy / grim / blue / dispirited / down / downcast / downhearted / down in the mouth / low / low-spirited
depressed (adj.)
flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces;
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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