depressedadj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈprɛst/, U.S.

/dəˈprɛst/,

/diˈprɛst/

Forms: Also 1600s–1800s deprest.

Etymology: < depress v. + -ed suffix¹. N.E.D. (1895) gives the pronunciation as (dĭpre·st, poet. dĭpre·sėd) /dɪˈprɛst/, poet./dɪˈprɛsɪd/.

a. Pressed down; put or kept down by pressure or force.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > [adjective] > pressing or forcing down > pressed or forced down

depressed1595

1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres iv. i. sig. S4 Close smothered lay the low depressed fire.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth I. 191 The deeper any body sinks, the greater will be the resistance of the depressed fluid beneath.

Categories »

b. Heraldry. = debruised adj. at debruise v. 2.In modern dictionaries.

2. Lowered, sunken, or low in position; lower than the general surface: opposed to elevated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > [adjective]

hollowa1250

holkedc1420

howea1500

deep-set1562

depressed1658

depressc1660

sunken1683

recessed1757

sunk1766

niche-like1841

retreating1878

sucken1878

1658 T. Willsford Natures Secrets 71 High exalted places, and low depressed dales.

1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. Depressed Gun, any piece of ordnance having its mouth depressed below the horizontal line.

1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius ii. 13 In the centre of the old depressed crateral plain.

3. Having a flattened or hollowed form, such as would be produced by downward pressure; spec. said of convex things which are flattened vertically (opposed to compressed adj.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > curved surface > [adjective] > concave

hollc1000

hollowa1250

denteda1398

concaved?1541

saddle-backed1545

vaulty1545

concave?a1560

sinuated1578

inboweda1586

inbowing1603

inwinding1610

hollowed1613

crusy1625

simous1634

invex1688

scooped1726

depressed1753

hollowed-out1755

scooping1821

shell1823

welled1848

concaving1871

incaved-

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Leaf Depressed Leaf, one which has the mark of an impression on one side.

1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. I. 266 Chelidones. Bill very short, much depressed.

1845 J. Lindley School Bot. (1858) v. 56 Legumes snail-shaped, depressed-cylindrical.

1874 J. Lubbock Orig. & Metamorphoses Insects i. 17 The larva of Coccinella..is somewhat depressed.

4. figurative.

a. Lowered in force, amount, or degree.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > decreased

diminutec1475

suppeditate?1526

lessened1565

minished1590

declined1591

reduced1591

bated1600

contracted1603

waneda1616

mute1627

shrivelleda1631

refracted1635

imminutea1681

retrenched1693

lowered1730

diminished1745

subdued1785

dwindled1796

depressed1831

shrunken1873

downrated1958

whittled-down1961

pared-down1974

slim-down1978

slimmed-down1978

1831 H. T. De la Beche Geol. Man. i. 7 Alternately..under the influence of a raised and a depressed temperature.

†b. Astrology. Opposed to exalted. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

c1430 J. Lydgate Story of Thebes (1561) i. Venus directe, and contrarious and depressed in Mercurious hous.

†c. Low in moral quality, debased. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > [adjective]

unkind1340

degeneratea1513

bastardlyc1567

regenerate1596

embased1602

sunk1602

depressed1647

abastardized1653

demoralized1800

debased1863

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > immorality > [adjective] > and low

debased1593

depressed1647

1647 Bp. J. Taylor Θεολογία Ἐκλεκτική xx. ⁋7 These Propositions [e.g. ‘the Pope may Dispense with all oaths’] are so deprest.

1661 R. Boyle Some Consider. Style of Script. (1675) 182 That doth much more argue a depressed soul than an elevated fancy.

a. Brought low, oppressed, dejected, downcast, etc.; esp. in low spirits.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [adjective]

ungladc888

wearyc888

drearyc1000

dreary-moodOE

heavyc1000

unmerryOE

droopy?c1225

mournc1275

sada1300

languishinga1325

amayedc1330

matec1330

unlightc1330

unblissful1340

lowa1382

mishappyc1390

dullc1393

elengely1393

droopinga1400

heavy-hearteda1400

joylessa1400

sytefula1400

mornifc1400

tristy?c1400

lightless?1406

heartlessa1413

tristc1420

amatec1425

languoring?c1425

mirthlessc1430

heavisome1435

darkc1440

gloomingc1440

comfortlessc1460

amateda1470

chermatc1475

tristfula1492

lustless?1507

dolorous1513

ruthful1513

downcast1521

deject1528

heartsicka1529

lumpisha1535

coolc1540

dowlyc1540

glum1547

discouraged1548

uncheerfulc1555

dumpish1560

out of heart1565

sadded1566

amoped1573

tristive1578

desolated1580

dejected1581

à la mort1586

delightless1589

afflicted1590

gladless1590

groanful1590

gloomya1593

muddy1592

sitheful1592

cloudy1594

leaden-hearted1596

disconsolated1598

clum1599

life-weary1599

spiritless1600

dusky1602

chop-fallen1604

flat1604

disanimated1605

jaw-fallen1605

moped1606

chap-fallen1608

decheerful1608

uncheerful1612

lacklustrea1616

pulled1616

dumpya1618

depressed1621

head-hung1632

grum1640

downa1644

dispirited1647

down-at-mouth1649

down in (rarely of) the mouth1649

unhearted1650

sunlessa1658

sadful1658

unlightened1659

chagrin1665

saddened1665

damp1667

moping1674

desponding1688

tristitious1694

unenjoying1697

unraised1697

unheartya1699

unked1698

despondent1699

dismal1705

unjoyful1709

unrejoiced1714

dreara1717

disheartened1720

mumpish1721

unrejoicing1726

downhearted1742

out of spirits1745

chagrineda1754

low-spirited1753

sombrea1767

black-blooded1771

glumpy1780

oorie1787

sombrous1789

morose1791

Novemberish1793

glumpish1800

mopeful1800

die-away1802

blue-devilish1804

blue-devilled1807

malagrugrous1818

down in the hip1826

yonderly1828

sunshineless1831

downfaced1832

broody1851

in a (or the) trough1856

blue-devilly1871

drooped1873

glummy1884

pippy1886

humpy1889

pipped1914

lousy1933

pissed1943

crappy1956

doomy1961

bummed1970

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. ii. vi. ii. 369 A good Orator alone..can comfort such as are afflicted, erect such as are depressed.

c1790 J. Willock Voy. diverse parts 28 America..stands ready to receive the persecuted and depressed of every country.

1818 S. E. Ferrier Marriage III. vii. 109 Mrs. Lennox..seemed more than usually depressed.

1845 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Reformation in Germany (ed. 2) II. 199 The fall of the Council of Regency, and the depressed state of the nobility in general.

1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch IV. viii. lxxxi. 288 I thought he looked rather battered and depressed.

b. depressed area n. an area of economic depression.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [noun] > depressed area

depressed area1928

Special Area1934

1928 Britain's Industr. Future (Liberal Industr. Inq.) xx. 276 Already the local rates in the depressed areas have to shoulder too large a part of the burden of relieving unemployment.

1958 Listener 11 Sept. 371/2 There are no depressed areas now.

c. depressed class(es), in India, persons of the lowest castes, ‘untouchables’.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > outcast or untouchable > [noun]

depressed class(es)1931

Scheduled Caste1935

1931 Economist 17 Oct. 696/1 The other Minorities, notably the Depressed Classes and the Anglo-Indians, have still got to be fitted into the scheme.

1957 Encycl. Brit. X. 13/2 He [sc. Gandhi] undertook several more fasts in the interests of communal tolerance and the rights of the depressed classes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	depressed
释义	depressedadj. Brit. /dᵻˈprɛst/, U.S. /dəˈprɛst/, /diˈprɛst/ Forms: Also 1600s–1800s deprest. Etymology: < depress v. + -ed suffix¹. N.E.D. (1895) gives the pronunciation as (dĭpre·st, poet. dĭpre·sėd) /dɪˈprɛst/, poet./dɪˈprɛsɪd/. 1. a. Pressed down; put or kept down by pressure or force. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > [adjective] > pressing or forcing down > pressed or forced down depressed1595 1595 S. Daniel First Fowre Bks. Ciuile Warres iv. i. sig. S4 Close smothered lay the low depressed fire. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth I. 191 The deeper any body sinks, the greater will be the resistance of the depressed fluid beneath. Categories » b. Heraldry. = debruised adj. at debruise v. 2.In modern dictionaries. 2. Lowered, sunken, or low in position; lower than the general surface: opposed to elevated. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > [adjective] hollowa1250 holkedc1420 howea1500 deep-set1562 depressed1658 depressc1660 sunken1683 recessed1757 sunk1766 niche-like1841 retreating1878 sucken1878 1658 T. Willsford Natures Secrets 71 High exalted places, and low depressed dales. 1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. Depressed Gun, any piece of ordnance having its mouth depressed below the horizontal line. 1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius ii. 13 In the centre of the old depressed crateral plain. 3. Having a flattened or hollowed form, such as would be produced by downward pressure; spec. said of convex things which are flattened vertically (opposed to compressed adj.). ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curved surface > [adjective] > concave hollc1000 hollowa1250 denteda1398 concaved?1541 saddle-backed1545 vaulty1545 concave?a1560 sinuated1578 inboweda1586 inbowing1603 inwinding1610 hollowed1613 crusy1625 simous1634 invex1688 scooped1726 depressed1753 hollowed-out1755 scooping1821 shell1823 welled1848 concaving1871 incaved- 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Leaf Depressed Leaf, one which has the mark of an impression on one side. 1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. I. 266 Chelidones. Bill very short, much depressed. 1845 J. Lindley School Bot. (1858) v. 56 Legumes snail-shaped, depressed-cylindrical. 1874 J. Lubbock Orig. & Metamorphoses Insects i. 17 The larva of Coccinella..is somewhat depressed. 4. figurative. a. Lowered in force, amount, or degree. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > decreased diminutec1475 suppeditate?1526 lessened1565 minished1590 declined1591 reduced1591 bated1600 contracted1603 waneda1616 mute1627 shrivelleda1631 refracted1635 imminutea1681 retrenched1693 lowered1730 diminished1745 subdued1785 dwindled1796 depressed1831 shrunken1873 downrated1958 whittled-down1961 pared-down1974 slim-down1978 slimmed-down1978 1831 H. T. De la Beche Geol. Man. i. 7 Alternately..under the influence of a raised and a depressed temperature. †b. Astrology. Opposed to exalted. Obsolete. ΚΠ c1430 J. Lydgate Story of Thebes (1561) i. Venus directe, and contrarious and depressed in Mercurious hous. †c. Low in moral quality, debased. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > [adjective] unkind1340 degeneratea1513 bastardlyc1567 regenerate1596 embased1602 sunk1602 depressed1647 abastardized1653 demoralized1800 debased1863 the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > immorality > [adjective] > and low debased1593 depressed1647 1647 Bp. J. Taylor Θεολογία Ἐκλεκτική xx. ⁋7 These Propositions [e.g. ‘the Pope may Dispense with all oaths’] are so deprest. 1661 R. Boyle Some Consider. Style of Script. (1675) 182 That doth much more argue a depressed soul than an elevated fancy. 5. a. Brought low, oppressed, dejected, downcast, etc.; esp. in low spirits. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [adjective] ungladc888 wearyc888 drearyc1000 dreary-moodOE heavyc1000 unmerryOE droopy?c1225 mournc1275 sada1300 languishinga1325 amayedc1330 matec1330 unlightc1330 unblissful1340 lowa1382 mishappyc1390 dullc1393 elengely1393 droopinga1400 heavy-hearteda1400 joylessa1400 sytefula1400 mornifc1400 tristy?c1400 lightless?1406 heartlessa1413 tristc1420 amatec1425 languoring?c1425 mirthlessc1430 heavisome1435 darkc1440 gloomingc1440 comfortlessc1460 amateda1470 chermatc1475 tristfula1492 lustless?1507 dolorous1513 ruthful1513 downcast1521 deject1528 heartsicka1529 lumpisha1535 coolc1540 dowlyc1540 glum1547 discouraged1548 uncheerfulc1555 dumpish1560 out of heart1565 sadded1566 amoped1573 tristive1578 desolated1580 dejected1581 à la mort1586 delightless1589 afflicted1590 gladless1590 groanful1590 gloomya1593 muddy1592 sitheful1592 cloudy1594 leaden-hearted1596 disconsolated1598 clum1599 life-weary1599 spiritless1600 dusky1602 chop-fallen1604 flat1604 disanimated1605 jaw-fallen1605 moped1606 chap-fallen1608 decheerful1608 uncheerful1612 lacklustrea1616 pulled1616 dumpya1618 depressed1621 head-hung1632 grum1640 downa1644 dispirited1647 down-at-mouth1649 down in (rarely of) the mouth1649 unhearted1650 sunlessa1658 sadful1658 unlightened1659 chagrin1665 saddened1665 damp1667 moping1674 desponding1688 tristitious1694 unenjoying1697 unraised1697 unheartya1699 unked1698 despondent1699 dismal1705 unjoyful1709 unrejoiced1714 dreara1717 disheartened1720 mumpish1721 unrejoicing1726 downhearted1742 out of spirits1745 chagrineda1754 low-spirited1753 sombrea1767 black-blooded1771 glumpy1780 oorie1787 sombrous1789 morose1791 Novemberish1793 glumpish1800 mopeful1800 die-away1802 blue-devilish1804 blue-devilled1807 malagrugrous1818 down in the hip1826 yonderly1828 sunshineless1831 downfaced1832 broody1851 in a (or the) trough1856 blue-devilly1871 drooped1873 glummy1884 pippy1886 humpy1889 pipped1914 lousy1933 pissed1943 crappy1956 doomy1961 bummed1970 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. ii. vi. ii. 369 A good Orator alone..can comfort such as are afflicted, erect such as are depressed. c1790 J. Willock Voy. diverse parts 28 America..stands ready to receive the persecuted and depressed of every country. 1818 S. E. Ferrier Marriage III. vii. 109 Mrs. Lennox..seemed more than usually depressed. 1845 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Reformation in Germany (ed. 2) II. 199 The fall of the Council of Regency, and the depressed state of the nobility in general. 1872 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch IV. viii. lxxxi. 288 I thought he looked rather battered and depressed. b. depressed area n. an area of economic depression. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [noun] > depressed area depressed area1928 Special Area1934 1928 Britain's Industr. Future (Liberal Industr. Inq.) xx. 276 Already the local rates in the depressed areas have to shoulder too large a part of the burden of relieving unemployment. 1958 Listener 11 Sept. 371/2 There are no depressed areas now. c. depressed class(es), in India, persons of the lowest castes, ‘untouchables’. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > outcast or untouchable > [noun] depressed class(es)1931 Scheduled Caste1935 1931 Economist 17 Oct. 696/1 The other Minorities, notably the Depressed Classes and the Anglo-Indians, have still got to be fitted into the scheme. 1957 Encycl. Brit. X. 13/2 He [sc. Gandhi] undertook several more fasts in the interests of communal tolerance and the rights of the depressed classes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1430
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