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Nov 30, 2009
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de•pressed



Pronunciation: (di-prest'), [key]
—adj.
1. sad and gloomy; dejected; downcast.
2. pressed down, or situated lower than the general surface.
3. lowered in force, amount, etc.
4. undergoing economic hardship, esp. poverty and unemployment.
5. being or measured below the standard or norm.
6. Bot., Zool.flattened down; greater in width than in height.
7. Psychiatry.suffering from depression.

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