depressed

de-pressed · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    In a state of unhappiness or despondency.

  2. 2.

    Suffering from clinical depression.

  3. 3.

    (of an economy or market) Suffering from low activity or prices.

  4. 4.

    Pressed down or lowered.

  5. 5.

    Past tense and past participle of *depress*.

Related words

Antonyms: cheerful, elated, happy
See also: depressing, depression, sad
Synonyms: dejected, downcast, sad, unhappy

Etymology

From Latin depressus, past participle of deprimere (to press down), from de- (down) + premere (to press). The psychological sense developed in the 17th century.