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depressed

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/dɪˈpɹɛst/ English

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verb

  1. To press down.“Depress the upper lever to start the machine.”
  2. To make depressed, sad or bored.“Winter depresses me.”
  3. To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.“Lower productivity will eventually depress wages.”
  4. To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).

adjective

  1. Unhappy; despondent
  2. Suffering damaging effects of economic recession.

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