depressed
depressed Lexical Profile
depressed Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Feeling severe despondency, unhappiness, and dejection, or affected by clinical depression.
"He felt deeply depressed for months after losing his job, eventually seeking professional counseling."
Suffering from severe economic decline, high unemployment, and reduced commercial activity.
"The government introduced tax incentives to attract new businesses to the economically depressed region."
Pressed down, sunken, or situated lower than the surrounding surface; flattened vertically.
"The surgeon carefully examined the depressed fracture on the patient's skull."
Word Nuance & Usage
In everyday conversation, 'depressed' often describes temporary sadness or low spirits, whereas in medical and psychological contexts it specifically denotes a person suffering from clinical depression.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the past participle of the verb 'depress', which entered Middle English via Old French from the Latin 'depressus', meaning 'pressed down' or 'brought low' (from 'de-' meaning 'down' + 'premere' meaning 'to press').