1
: low in spirits : sad
especially
: affected by psychological depression
2
a
: vertically flattened
a depressed cactus
b
: having the central part lower than the margin
c
: lying flat or prostrate
d
: dorsoventrally flattened
3
: suffering from economic depression
4
: being below the standard
Prices remain at a depressed level.
Examples of depressed in a Sentence
The rainy weather had her feeling lonely and depressed.
He was depressed about having to return to school.
The new drug is being tested on a group of severely depressed patients.
living in a depressed area
The patient has a somewhat depressed appetite.
Prices have remained at a depressed level.
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Desai was angry, anxious and depressed.
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Kat McGowan, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
The agents’ gunshots could be heard at a nearby nonprofit community center and garden in the city’s depressed downtown.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
But in a world that is actively and effectively doing its best to keep us despondent, depressed, and disconnected, keeping our spirits clean is easier said than done.
—Essence, 29 Dec. 2025
Everywhere picked up some snow, but the totals were depressed thanks to a lot of sleet and some freezing rain.
—Matthew Delucia, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
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Kat McGowan, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
The agents’ gunshots could be heard at a nearby nonprofit community center and garden in the city’s depressed downtown.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
But in a world that is actively and effectively doing its best to keep us despondent, depressed, and disconnected, keeping our spirits clean is easier said than done.
—Essence, 29 Dec. 2025
Everywhere picked up some snow, but the totals were depressed thanks to a lot of sleet and some freezing rain.
—Matthew Delucia, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for depressed
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“Depressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depressed. Accessed 5 Jan. 2026.
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depressed
adjective
de·pressed
di-ˈprest 
1
: low in spirits
2
a
: having the central part lower than the margin
a depressed pustule
b
: dorsoventrally flattened
the tapeworm is a depressed animal—R. A. Wardle & J. A. McLeod
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