depressed

/dɪˈpɹɛst/
adjective

Unhappy; despondent.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 4 meanings

  1. Unhappy; despondent.

  2. Suffering from clinical depression.

  3. Suffering damaging effects of economic recession.

  4. Reduced to a lower degree or form.

    “The cubic function x³ + cx + d = 0, where one of the terms has a coefficient of zero, is a depressed cubic.”

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Etymology

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Similar and opposite words

Similar
miserablesorrowfulatrabiliaryatrabiliousblithelessdispiritedbluechapfallen
Opposite
cheerful

DEPRESSED at a glance

DEPRESSED has 9 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (D 2 + E 1 + P 3 + R 1 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1 + E 1 + D 2) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,575 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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