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Depressed
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Depressed
/dɪˈprest/
Feeling very sad, hopeless, or unable to find pleasure in things you once enjoyed.
Synonyms:
sad
downcast
gloomy
unhappy
melancholy
Antonyms:
cheerful
elated
happy
joyful
upbeat
Examples:
He feels
depressed
about losing his job.
She looked
depressed
after the sad movie ended.
Etymology:
Derived from the Middle French
depresser
and Latin
deprimere
, meaning
to press down
, first used in the 14th century.
Usage Statistics:
12 mentions per 1 million words
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