depressed

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(dĭ-prĕst') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Low in spirits; dejected.
  2. Suffering from psychological depression.
  3. Sunk below the surrounding region: the depressed center of a crater.
  4. Lower in amount, degree, or position: Oil reserves were at depressed levels because of increasing industrial demands.
    1. Sluggish in growth or activity: a depressed sector of the economy.
    2. Suffering from social and economic hardship: a depressed region.
  5. Botany. Flattened downward, as if pressed from above.
  6. Zoology. Flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces.

SYNONYMS   depressed, blue, dejected, dispirited, downcast, downhearted. These adjectives mean affected or marked by low spirits: depressed by the loss of his job; lonely and blue in a strange city; is dejected but trying to look cheerful; a dispirited and resigned expression on her face; looked downcast after his defeat; a downhearted patient who welcomed visitors.


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adj

Definition: concave, pushed down
Antonyms: bulging, convex, pushed up, raised

adj

Definition: disadvantaged
Antonyms: blessed, flourishing, prosperous, rich

adj

Definition: discouraged
Antonyms: cheerful, comforted, encouraged, happy, satisfied, unburdened

A description of a market, security, or product that is experiencing weak demand and lowering prices.

Investopedia Says:
A depressed market, security, or product implies that prices and volume are low. There are many reasons for a depressed market, security, or product. For example, a market might be depressed due to poor earnings figures by only a few of the large bellwether companies.


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sign description: Both hands begin at the top of the chest. As the hands move down, the fingers open. A depressed facial expression accompanies this sign.




Carried below the normal level; associated with depression.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nedslået, kriseramt, vigende

Nederlands (Dutch)
gedeprimeerd, noodlijdend, ingedrukt

Français (French)
adj. - (Méd) déprimé, en déclin, (Fin) en crise, économiquement faible

Deutsch (German)
adj. - deprimiert, unterdrückt, schwach

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δύσθυμος, μελαγχολικός, (φυσιολ.) πεπλατυσμένος, πεσμένος, φτωχός, υποανάπτυκτος (περιοχή), χαμηλωμένος, βουλιαγμένος, γουβιασμένος

Italiano (Italian)
depresso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - deprimido

Русский (Russian)
нажатый, подавленный, в состоянии экономической депрессии

Español (Spanish)
adj. - deprimido, bajo en cantidad, triste, debajo el estándar, abatido, pesimista, desalentado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - nedstämd, deprimerad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
沮丧的, 降低的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 沮喪的, 降低的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 풀 죽은, (학벌 등이) 기준 이하의 , (도로가) 주저 앉은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 消沈した, 抑圧された, 不景気の, 下落した, くぼんだ, 押し付けられた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مكتئب, كاسد, منخفض, مهبط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מדוכא, ירוד, נחות‬


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