See depressed in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
depressed blue dejected dispirited downcast downhearted
These adjectives mean affected or marked by low spirits: depressed by the loss of his job; lonely and blue in a strange city; is dejected but trying to look cheerful; a dispirited and resigned expression on her face; looked downcast after his defeat; a downhearted patient who welcomed visitors.
See depressed in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
In low spirits:
blue, dejected, desolate, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, dull, dysphoric, gloomy, heavy-hearted, low, melancholic, melancholy, sad, spiritless, tristful, unhappy, wistful. Idiom: down at (or in) the mouth. See happyEconomically and socially below standard:
backward, deprived, disadvantaged, impoverished, underprivileged. See rich
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