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depressed

/dɪˈpɹɛst/
verb

  1. To press down.

    "Depress the upper lever to start the machine."

  2. To make depressed, sad or bored.

    "Winter depresses me."

  3. To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.

    "Lower productivity will eventually depress wages."

Synonymsdownbear
adjective

  1. Unhappy; despondent

  2. Suffering damaging effects of economic recession.

Synonymsdespondent, emo, gloomy, melancholy, miserable, sad
Antonymscheerful

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