v.tr.
1. push or pull down; lower (depressed the lever).
2 make dispirited or dejected.
3 Econ. reduce the activity of (esp. trade).
4 (as depressed adj.) a dispirited or miserable. b Psychol. suffering from depression.
Phrases and idioms:
depressed area an area suffering from economic depression.
Derivatives:
depressible adj. depressing adj. depressingly adv.
Etymology: ME f. OF depresser f. LL depressare (as DE-, pressare frequent. of premere press)