If you are depressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
He seemed somewhat depressed.
She's been very depressed and upset about this whole situation.
Synonyms: sad, down, low, blue More Synonyms of depressed
2. adjective
A depressed place or industry does not have enough business or employment to be successful.
...legislation to encourage investment in depressed areas.
The construction industry is no longer as depressed as it was.
Synonyms: poverty-stricken, poor, deprived, distressed More Synonyms of depressed
3. graded adjective
A depressed point on a surface is lower than the parts around it.
Acupressure is manual pressure applied to a specific slightly depressed point onthe body.
Synonyms: sunken, hollow, recessed, set back More Synonyms of depressed
More Synonyms of depressed
depressed in British English
(dɪˈprɛst)
adjective
1.
(of a person) having depression
2.
low in spirits; downcast; despondent
3.
lower than the surrounding surface
4.
pressed down or flattened
5. Also: distressed
characterized by relative economic hardship, such as unemployment
a depressed area
6.
lowered in force, intensity, or amount
7.
(of plant parts) flattened as though pressed from above
8. zoology
flattened from top to bottom
the depressed bill of the spoonbill
depressed in American English
(diˈprɛst; dɪˈprɛst)
adjective
1.
pressed down
2.
lowered in position, intensity, amount, or degree
3.
flattened or hollowed, as if pressed down
4.
gloomy; dejected; sad
5.
suffering from psychological depression
6.
characterized by widespread unemployment, poverty, lack of opportunity, etc.; impoverished
a depressed area
7. Botany
flattened, as if from downward pressure
8. Zoology
having the horizontal diameter longer than the vertical; broad
SIMILAR WORDS: sad
Examples of 'depressed' in a sentence
depressed
Some midwives reported feeling depressed and undervalued.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But depressed people can be like that sometimes.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
But after weeks of feeling depressed and lonely, he knew he had to face up to cancer.
The Sun (2016)
People get depressed when I show them that their change management process is based on a trust model.
Computing (2010)
The inquest into his death heard how he had become depressed after making'terrible investments in oil '.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
When we then took up dancing again, it was the best thing - much better than sitting around feeling depressed.
The Sun (2016)
I do not feel depressed but I have this sadness hovering over me.
The Sun (2016)
I got a job but was so depressed and anxious I lost it.
The Sun (2016)
He gets depressed so sometimes pushed me away.
The Sun (2011)
We will still go on feeling anxious or depressed.
Munro, Bill Dr. & Munro, Frances Beat Stress (1992)
It made me wonder what if this happens to me and made me feel sad and depressed.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
One or both partners is likely to become depressed.
Martin, April The Guide to Lesbian and Gay Parenting (1993)
About one in four of us will get clinically depressed at some time.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The whole place makes me feel depressed.
The Sun (2011)
This means that depressed people can improve without chemical treatments.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Nurses who drink coffee are less likely to become depressed or commit suicide.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
There must be millions of depressed people needing holidays.
The Sun (2014)
It has a policy of at least maintaining dividends but might face pressure if commodity prices remain depressed.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The depressed oil price has also made it a good time for those with strong balance sheets to strike deals.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Many of its funds are now dumping assets at depressed prices to meet refinancing payments and return money to investors.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Such policies relied entirely on cheap infrastructure and investment allowances and other financial incentives to encourage inward investment to depressed areas.
Hirst, Paul After Thatcher (1989)
These grants are used by the Government to encourage employment and new jobs in depressed areas.
Chambers, Ian Business Studies Basic Facts (1990)
It means he is more melancholy, but not sad or depressed.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There were times when she didn't want to go out because she felt depressed and anxious.
Vera Peiffer POSITIVELY FEARLESS: Breaking free of the fears that hold you back (2001)
When you do something like that, the opponents get depressed.
The Sun (2012)
So they shouldn't feel too depressed about it.
The Sun (2015)
Is she depressed, anxious or guilty?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I'm looking down the list and feel slightly depressed.
The Sun (2011)
I tried them, right, and they made me feel slightly depressed.
The Sun (2012)
In other languages
depressed
British English: depressed /dɪˈprɛst/ ADJECTIVE
If you are depressed, you are sad and feel you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is difficult and unpleasant.
He seemed depressed when he heard the news.
American English: depressed
Arabic: حَزين
Brazilian Portuguese: deprimido
Chinese: 抑郁的
Croatian: deprimiran
Czech: deprimovaný
Danish: deprimeret
Dutch: depressief
European Spanish: deprimido
Finnish: masentunut
French: déprimé
German: deprimiert
Greek: θλιμμένος
Italian: depresso
Japanese: 意気消沈した
Korean: 기운이 없는
Norwegian: nedtrykt
Polish: przygnębiony
European Portuguese: deprimido
Romanian: deprimat
Russian: угнетенный
Latin American Spanish: deprimido
Swedish: deprimerad
Thai: หดหู่
Turkish: canı sıkkın
Ukrainian: пригнічений
Vietnamese: chán nản
Chinese translation of 'depressed'
depressed
(dɪˈprɛst)
adj
[person]沮丧(喪)的 (jǔsàng de)
[prices]降低的 (jiàngdī de)
[industry]萧(蕭)条(條)的 (xiāotiáo de)
[area]不景气(氣)的 (bù jǐngqì de)
to feel depressed感到沮丧(喪) (gǎndào jǔsàng)
to get depressed心情沮丧(喪) (xīnqíng jǔsàng)
depress
(dɪˈprɛs)
vt
[person]使沮丧(喪) (shǐ jǔsàng)
[price, wages]使跌价(價) (shǐ diējià)
(= press down)[accelerator, lever]压(壓)下 (yāxià)
1 (adjective)
Definition
low in spirits
He seemed somewhat depressed.
Synonyms
sad
The loss left me feeling sad and empty.
down
The old man sounded really down.
low
`I didn't ask for this job, you know,' he tells friends when he is low.
blue
There's no earthly reason for me to feel so blue.
unhappy
Her boss is horrible and she is desperately unhappy.
discouraged
She was determined not to be too discouraged by the criticism.
fed up
I'm fed up and don't know what to do.
moody
Don't go all moody on me!
gloomy
He is gloomy about the fate of the economy.
pessimistic
his excessively pessimistic view of life
melancholy
It was at this time of day that I felt most melancholy.
sombre
The pair were in sombre mood.
glum
What are you both looking so glum about?
mournful
He looked mournful, even near to tears.
dejected
Everyone has days when they feel dejected or down.
despondent
He often felt despondent after these meetings.
dispirited
I left feeling utterly dispirited.
downcast
a glum, downcast expression
morose
She was morose, pale and reticent.
disconsolate
He was looking increasingly disconsolate.
crestfallen
He looked crestfallen when he failed the exam.
doleful
He stared over his glasses with a doleful look.
downhearted
Don't be so downhearted.
heavy-hearted
She looked as heavy-hearted as she felt.
down in the dumps (informal)
cheerless
They were like a restless, cheerless throng of lost souls.
woebegone
She sniffed and looked quite woebegone.
down in the mouth (informal)
low-spirited
He was low-spirited, disappointed and out of humour.
2 (adjective)
Definition
suffering from economic hardship, such as unemployment
attempts to encourage investment in depressed areas
Synonyms
poverty-stricken
delivering medical aid to poverty-stricken areas
poor
He was one of thirteen children from a poor family.
deprived
the problems associated with life in a deprived inner city area
distressed
investment in the nation's distressed areas
disadvantaged
Disadvantaged children require extra support.
rundown
impoverished
The goal is to lure businesses into impoverished areas.
needy
a project aimed at raising funds for needy children around the world
destitute
destitute families who live in poverty
down at heel
3 (adjective)
We need to prevent further falls in already depressed prices.
Synonyms
lowered
devalued
weakened
impaired
depreciated
cheapened
4 (adjective)
Definition
pressed down or flattened
Manual pressure is applied to a depressed point on the body.
Synonyms
sunken
Steps led down to the sunken bath.
hollow
hollow cheeks
recessed
set back
indented
concave
Remove the flesh from the concave part of the shell.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of blue
Definition
depressed or unhappy
There's no earthly reason for me to feel so blue.
Synonyms
depressed,
low,
sad,
unhappy,
fed up,
gloomy,
dismal,
melancholy,
glum,
dejected,
despondent,
downcast,
down in the dumps (informal),
down in the mouth,
low-spirited,
down-hearted
in the sense of cheerless
Definition
dreary or gloomy
They were like a restless, cheerless throng of lost souls.
Synonyms
miserable,
sad,
depressed,
unhappy,
gloomy,
dismal,
melancholy,
forlorn,
sullen,
woeful,
mournful,
dejected,
despondent,
sorrowful,
disconsolate,
joyless,
woebegone,
dolorous
in the sense of concave
Definition
curving inwards like the inside surface of a ball
Remove the flesh from the concave part of the shell.