depressed

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
  2. verb lower (prices or markets)
  3. verb cause to drop or sink

Etymology

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Synonyms

depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise

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