depressed
di prest
- v lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
These news depressed her - v lower (prices or markets)
The glut of oil depressed gas prices - v cause to drop or sink
The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir - v press down
- v lessen the activity or force of
The rising inflation depressed the economy - s lower than previously
the market is depressed - s flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces
- s filled with melancholy and despondency
depressed by the loss of his job
- The setup's like this: A depressed, pudgy nerd who's obsessed with strategy games is zapped into an alternate fantasy world.
- If we're depressed, we're probably also seeking pharmacological help.
- Megan is clinically depressed and on the antidepressant Paxil.