Relating to or suffering from depression, characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and lack of energy. Can describe both a person experiencing depression or things that tend to cause depressed moods.
From Latin 'deprimere' meaning 'to press down,' from 'de-' (down) + 'premere' (to press). The psychological sense developed in the 19th century as medical understanding of mental health evolved from purely physical metaphors.
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