To cause to drop or sink; lower: The drought depressed the water level in the reservoirs.
To press down: Depress the space bar on a typewriter.
To lessen the activity or force of; weaken: feared that rising inflation would further depress the economy.
To lower prices in (a financial market).
[Middle English depressen, to push down, from Old French depresser, from Latin dēprimere, dēpress- : dē-, de- + premere, to press; see per-4 in Indo-European roots.]
Sunk below the surrounding region: the depressed center of a crater.
Lower in amount, degree, or position: Oil reserves were at depressed levels because of increasing industrial demands.
Sluggish in growth or activity: a depressed sector of the economy.
Suffering from social and economic hardship: a depressed region.
Botany Flattened downward, as if pressed from above.
Zoology Flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean affected or marked by low spirits: depressed by the loss of his job; lonely and blue in a strange city; is dejected but trying to look cheerful; a dispirited and resigned expression on her face; looked downcast after his defeat; a downhearted patient who welcomed visitors.
lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down"
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flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces
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filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "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"
Main Entry: de·pressed Pronunciation: di-'prest Function: adjective 1: low in spirits; specifically: affected by
psychological depression <a severely depressed patient> 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>
A description of a market, security, or product that is experiencing weak demand and lowering prices.
Investopedia Commentary
A depressed
market, security, or product implies that prices and volume are low. There are many reasons for a depressed market, security, or product. For example, a market might be depressed due to poor earnings
figures by only a few of the large bellwether companies.
De*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Depressing.] [L. depressus, p. p. of deprimere; de- + premere to press. See Press.]1. To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes. "With lips depressed." --Tennyson. 2. To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride. 3. To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were depressed. 4. To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc. 5. To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate. 6. (Math.) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree. To depress the pole (Naut.), to cause the sidereal pole to appear lower or nearer the horizon, as by sailing toward the equator. Syn: To sink; lower; abase; cast down; deject; humble; degrade; dispirit; discourage.
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