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depressed

[dih-prest] / dɪˈprɛst /


ADJECTIVE
concave, pushed down
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


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“I auditioned for it while I was working at Secret Cinema and I was incredibly depressed because I was auditioning and not getting anything,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

They would slam an already depressed housing market suffering from record prices and nearly 7% mortgage rates.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

But alone in the living room, Nasir, 47, confided that his younger daughter "is depressed and does not always have strong morale to continue learning on her own at home."

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

During the second quarter, China recorded its weakest economic expansion in more than three years, as an artificial-intelligence-driven export surge proved insufficient to offset a lagging domestic economy and depressed consumer demand.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

I bet he’s been too depressed to wash his hair since the breakup, which is why he’s wearing the hat.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera




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