depressed

Definitions


[dɪˈprɛst], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a person) in a state of unhappiness or despondency
(e.g: she felt lonely and depressed)

- (of a place or economic activity) suffering the damaging effects of a lack of demand or employment
(e.g: depressed inner-city areas)

- (of an object or part of an object) in a lower position, having been pushed down
(e.g: a depressed fracture of the skull)


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definition by Oxford Dictionaries