depressed
/dɪˈpɹɛst/
verb
🇬🇧 UK
/dɪˈpɹɛst/
🇺🇸 US
/dɪˈpɹɛst/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · verb
To press down.
“Depress the upper lever to start the machine.”
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Meaning 2 · verb
To make depressed, sad or bored.
“Winter depresses me.”
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Meaning 3 · verb
To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
“Lower productivity will eventually depress wages.”
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Meaning 4 · verb
To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
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Meaning 5 · verb
To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
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Meaning 6 · adjective
Unhappy; despondent
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Meaning 7 · adjective
Suffering damaging effects of economic recession.
How this word is used
- Everyday “Depress the upper lever to start the machine.”
- General “Winter depresses me.”
- General “Lower productivity will eventually depress wages.”
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