depressed

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Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Adjective 3 Verb 3.1 Related words and phrases

[change] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /dəˈprɛst/

[change] Adjective

Positive depressed

Comparative more depressed

Superlative most depressed

1. If someone or something is depressed, there is a low in a person's feelings, in the economy, or in a surface.

   Van Gogh was depressed for a long time before he killed himself.

   The business community is worried that the market is being hurt by depressed prices.

   There ground was depressed where the rock had been.

[change] Verb

Plain form depress

Third-person singular depresses

Past tense depressed

Past participle depressed

Present participle depressing

1. The past tense and past participle of depress.

[change] Related words and phrases

• depression
• depressing