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verb

Depress v. t. (past & past part. depressed; pres. part. depressing)

1.

To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes. "With lips depressed."

2.

To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride.

3.

To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were depressed.

4.

To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc.

5.

To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate.

6.

(Math.) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.

To depress the pole (Naut.), to cause the sidereal pole to appear lower or nearer the horizon, as by sailing toward the equator.

Synonyms: To sink; lower; abase; cast down; deject; humble; degrade; dispirit; discourage.

adjective

Depressed adj.

1.

Pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited; sad; humbled.

2.

(Bot.)

(a)

Concave on the upper side; said of a leaf whose disk is lower than the border.

(b)

Lying flat; said of a stem or leaf which lies close to the ground.

3.

(Zool.) Having the vertical diameter shorter than the horizontal or transverse; said of the bodies of animals, or of parts of the bodies.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Depressed" Quotes from Famous Books

... could not be seen. There was only in sight a woody hill, and below it a stream to cross. Hayes, the brigade following, dashed through the creek to the foot of the last hill, which was so steep that the cannon could not be depressed sufficiently to damage them. After halting for a minute to take breath, the brigade charged, with a terrific yell, up the hill. The instant they passed the curve of the hill, as fearful a fire met them as men are ever called ...

— The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes • James Quay Howard

... few days Louis was depressed and restless. She did not understand him. She was not yet aware that his hunger came on in periodic attacks and thought that she must have hurt him in some way to make him so wretched. She tried to be especially gentle to him, but he was rather difficult ...

— Captivity • M. Leonora Eyles

... other religions by the sword. This charge of ignorance and bigotry is refuted by the Koran, by the history of the Mussulman conquerors, and by their public and legal toleration of the Christian worship. But it cannot be denied, that the Oriental churches are depressed under their iron yoke; that, in peace and war, they assert a divine and indefeasible claim of universal empire; and that, in their orthodox creed, the unbelieving nations are continually threatened with the loss of religion or liberty. ...

— The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Volume 5 • Edward Gibbon

... felt distressed; and it came vividly in my mind, "In that Christ hath suffered, being tempted, he is able to succor them that are tempted." Oh, what had I done! I had lost God's help in this my hour of trial. I prayed for forgiveness, and asked God to direct and protect me. Yet I felt uneasy and depressed,—not that my faith in Jesus was any the less, but that my sin would ...

— Biography of a Slave - Being the Experiences of Rev. Charles Thompson • Charles Thompson

... for, is for you to pass six weeks in the country, where you will not see those objects which impress your brain, acting on the seventh pair of nerves, and causing that lumbar discharge which no doubt leaves you in a very depressed state." ...

— The Memoires of Casanova, Complete • Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

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