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depressed
verbs
feel depressed
• The boy said he was unhappy at school and felt depressed.
get/become depressed
• If you get depressed, talk to someone about it.
look/sound depressed
• Is Jo all right? She sounded a bit depressed.
adverbs
severely/seriously depressed
(= very depressed )
• He became severely depressed after losing his job.
deeply depressed
(= very depressed )
• I could see that she was deeply depressed.
slightly/mildly depressed
• He was exhausted and mildly depressed.
a bit depressed
British English spoken:
• I felt a bit depressed because I was so short of money.
clinically depressed
technical (= depressed in a way that doctors recognize as an illness )
• His medical records show that he was suicidal and clinically depressed.
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adj. unhappy/mentally ill VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get You mustn't let yourself get depressed | remain, stay ADV. acutely, deeply, extremely, really, severely, terribly, very She became severely depressed after her mother's death. | thoroughly | increasingly | a bit, a little, mildly, quite, rather, slightly | clinically, suicidally There is medical evidence to show that he is suicidal and clinically depressed. PREP. about She's terribly depressed about losing her job. | by I was depressed by our lack of progress. not economically successful VERBS be | become | remain, stay ADV. badly, severely, very The shipping trade was badly depressed. | relatively | economically
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