depressed (B1)
adjective
Pronunciation: /dɪˈprest/
Definition
Feeling or showing great sadness or hopelessness.
Examples
She has been feeling depressed since her best friend moved away.
The stock market has been depressed for months.
He was clinically depressed and needed professional help.
How to Use depressed
- depressed about (prepositional phrase)
- Feeling sad or hopeless concerning a specific situation or thing. — "He's depressed about his grades."
- depressed by (prepositional phrase)
- Caused to feel sad or hopeless by something. — "She was depressed by the news of the war."
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