1
: low in spirits : sad
especially
: affected by psychological depression
2
a
: vertically flattened
a depressed cactus
b
: having the central part lower than the margin
c
: lying flat or prostrate
d
: dorsoventrally flattened
3
: suffering from economic depression
especially
: underprivileged
4
: being below the standard
Examples of depressed in a Sentence
The rainy weather had her feeling lonely and depressed.
He was depressed about having to return to school.
The new drug is being tested on a group of severely depressed patients.
living in a depressed area
The patient has a somewhat depressed appetite.
Prices have remained at a depressed level.
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Mass layoffs in the Beltway could force some residents to put their homes up for sale at depressed values, denting the real estate market.
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Matt Egan and Alicia Wallace, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
Examples include formerly depressed but now vibrant cities, such as Pittsburgh, and once stagnant but now relatively successful developing countries, such as Bangladesh and Rwanda.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Feingold, who has been in practice for more than 30 years specializing in women’s reproductive health, believes the hospital should have given Pike a mental health evaluation after her confession of feeling depressed and self-harm at Destinii’s birth.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
Deeply depressed, she's locked herself in her room.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
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Matt Egan and Alicia Wallace, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
Examples include formerly depressed but now vibrant cities, such as Pittsburgh, and once stagnant but now relatively successful developing countries, such as Bangladesh and Rwanda.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Feingold, who has been in practice for more than 30 years specializing in women’s reproductive health, believes the hospital should have given Pike a mental health evaluation after her confession of feeling depressed and self-harm at Destinii’s birth.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
Deeply depressed, she's locked herself in her room.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for depressed
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“Depressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depressed. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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depressed
adjective
de·pressed
di-ˈprest 
1
: low in spirits
2
a
: having the central part lower than the margin
a depressed pustule
b
: dorsoventrally flattened
the tapeworm is a depressed animal—R. A. Wardle & J. A. McLeod
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