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de⋅pressed

  [di-prest]
–adjective
1. sad and gloomy; dejected; downcast.
2. pressed down, or situated lower than the general surface.
3. lowered in force, amount, etc.
4. undergoing economic hardship, esp. poverty and unemployment.
5. being or measured below the standard or norm.
6. Botany, Zoology. flattened down; greater in width than in height.
7. Psychiatry. suffering from depression.
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Origin:
1375–1425; late ME; see depress, -ed 2

Synonyms:
1. saddened, morose, despondent, miserable; blue; morbid.

Antonyms:
1. happy.
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de⋅press

  [di-pres]
–verb (used with object)
1. to make sad or gloomy; lower in spirits; deject; dispirit.
2. to lower in force, vigor, activity, etc.; weaken; make dull.
3. to lower in amount or value.
4. to put into a lower position: to depress the muzzle of a gun.
5. to press down.
6. Music. to lower in pitch.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME depressen < AF, OF depresser < L dēpressus pressed down (ptp. of dēprimere, equiv. to de- de- + -primere, comb. form of premere to press); see pressure

Related forms:
de⋅press⋅i⋅ble, adjective
de⋅press⋅i⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun

Synonyms:
1. dishearten, discourage, sadden. See oppress. 3. devalue, cheapen.

Antonyms:
4. raise, elevate.
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de·press   (dĭ-prěs')   
tr.v.   de·pressed, de·press·ing, de·press·es

  1. To lower in spirits; deject.

    1. To cause to drop or sink; lower: The drought depressed the water level in the reservoirs.

    2. To press down: Depress the space bar on a typewriter.

  3. To lessen the activity or force of; weaken: feared that rising inflation would further depress the economy.

  4. 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.]
de·press'i·ble adj.
de·pressed   (dĭ-prěst')   
adj.  

  1. Low in spirits; dejected.

  2. Suffering from psychological depression.

  3. Sunk below the surrounding region: the depressed center of a crater.

  4. Lower in amount, degree, or position: Oil reserves were at depressed levels because of increasing industrial demands.

    1. Sluggish in growth or activity: a depressed sector of the economy.

    2. Suffering from social and economic hardship: a depressed region.

  6. Botany Flattened downward, as if pressed from above.

  7. 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.
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Word Origin & History

depress 
c.1325, from O.Fr. depresser, from L.L. depressare, freq. of L. deprimere "press down," from de- "down" + premere "to press" (see press (v.1)). Economic sense of depression is 1793, given a specific application in 1934 to the one that began worldwide in 1929; sense of "state of dejection" is c.1425; adopted 1905 as a clinical term in psychology. Depressant "sedative" is first attested 1876.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

Depressed

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.

See also: Bellwether, Indicator, Market Sentiment, Volume

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depressed

Of or relating to a security, product, or market in which demand is weak and price continues to decline.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·press
Pronunciation: di-'pres
Function: transitive verb
1 : to diminish the activity, strength, or yield of depress irritability of the heart muscle by the use of such a drug as procaine>
2 : to lower in spirit or mood

Main Entry: de·pressed
Pronunciation: di-'prest
Function: adjective
1 : low in spirits; specifically : affected bypsychological depression depressed patient>
2 a : having the central part lower than the margin depressed pustule> b : dorsoventrally flattened depressed animal —R. A. Wardle & J. A. McLeod>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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depress de·press (dĭ-prěs')
v.

  1. To lower in spirits; deject.

  2. To cause to drop or sink; lower.

  3. To press down.

  4. To lessen the activity or force of something.

depressed de·pressed (dĭ-prěst')
adj.

  1. Lower in amount, degree, or position.

  2. Sunk below the surrounding area.

  3. Flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces.

  4. Low in spirits; dejected.

  5. Suffering from psychological depression.

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