depressed
adj.
sad, gloomy; economically depressed; flattened, pressed down
depress
v.
make sad, discourage; press down on
Depression
Depression generally signifies a lowering or reduction of some kind, for example in the context of
mood,
economy, or
functionality:
Psychology and
moodDepression (mood), a common term for a sad or low
mood or
emotional state, or the loss of pleasure.
Clinical depression, or major depressive disorder, a clinical term for a state of intense
sadness,
melancholia or
despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual's social functioning and/or activities of daily living. Subtypes of clinical depression:
Melancholic depression, characterized by the inability to find pleasure in positive things combined with physical agitation, insomnia, or decreased appetite.
Atypical depression, a common long term cyclical form of depression in which the individual can feel enjoyment, eat, and sleep, but there is significant
lethargy, a 'leaden' feeling, and a strong response to
rejection-related issues.
Psychotic depression, in which clinical depression co-exists with
psychotic or
delusional perceptions.
Postpartum depression, depression following
childbirth, sometimes known as 'postpartum blues'.
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Depressed
depressed
Adjective
1. lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down"
(synonym) down(p)
(similar) low
2. flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces
(similar) thin
(classification) biology, biological science
3. low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
(synonym) blue, dispirited, down(p), downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited
(similar) dejected
4. having the central portion lower than the margin; "a depressed pustule"
(synonym) indented
(similar) concave
depress
Verb
1. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
(synonym) deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise
(antonym) elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate
(hypernym) discourage
(hyponym) chill
(derivation) sedative, sedative drug, depressant, downer
2. lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"
(hypernym) lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
3. cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
(synonym) lower
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(derivation) depressor, depressor muscle
4. press down; "Depress the space key"
(synonym) press down
(hypernym) move, displace
(derivation) depression
5. lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"
(hypernym) weaken
Depressed
(imp. & p. p.)
of Depress
(a.)
Pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited; sad; humbled.
(a.)
Lying flat; -- said of a stem or leaf which lies close to the ground.
(a.)
Having the vertical diameter shorter than the horizontal or transverse; -- said of the bodies of animals, or of parts of the bodies.
(a.)
Concave on the upper side; -- said of a leaf whose disk is lower than the border.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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