depressed B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /dɪˈprɛst/ UK /dɪˈpɹɛst/ See IPA manual Freq #3940 Meanings 1 adj Feeling very sad and without hope. After losing his job, he felt depressed for several weeks. 2 adj Suffering from the medical illness of depression. The doctor said she was clinically depressed and needed treatment. 3 adj Suffering from weak economic activity or recession. The factory closed in this depressed part of the city. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · feeling very sad and... lowbluedejected 3 adj · suffering from weak... down Word family Derived forms anxiodepresseddepressedlydepressednessduppieimmunodepressednondepressedpseudodepressedsubdepressedundepressed Appears in Phrases (2) See all depressed fracture a skull fracture in which a piece of bone is pushed inward Adjective + noun increasingly depressed Becoming more unhappy or discouraged over time. Adverb + adjective Etymology See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # depressed **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /dɪˈprɛst/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈpɹɛst/ **Frequency rank:** 3940 ## Meanings 1. Feeling very sad and without hope. 2. Suffering from the medical illness of depression. 3. Suffering from weak economic activity or recession. ## Examples - After losing his job, he felt depressed for several weeks. - The doctor said she was clinically depressed and needed treatment. - The factory closed in this depressed part of the city. ## Derived Forms - anxiodepressed - depressedly - depressedness - duppie - immunodepressed - nondepressed - pseudodepressed - subdepressed - undepressed ## Etymology See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown