depressed area
1depressed area — ➔ area …
2depressed area — a region where unemployment and a low standard of living prevail. [1925 30] * * * depressed area noun A region suffering from reduced trade, and often consequently one of specially heavy unemployment, poor housing, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑depress… …
3depressed area — a region where unemployment and a low standard of living prevail. [1925 30] * * * …
4depressed area — /dəˈprɛst ɛəriə/ (say duh prest airreeuh) noun a region where unemployment and a low standard of living prevail …
5depressed area — /dɪˌprest eəriə/ noun a part of a country suffering from depression …
6depressed area — /dɪˌprest eəriə/ noun a part of a country suffering from depression …
7depressed — [dē prest′, diprest′] adj. 1. pressed down 2. lowered in position, intensity, amount, or degree 3. flattened or hollowed, as if pressed down 4. gloomy; dejected; sad 5. suffering from psychological depression 6. characterized by widespread… …
8depressed — de|pressed [ dı prest ] adjective ** 1. ) not usually before noun if you are depressed, you feel very unhappy because of a difficult or unpleasant situation that you feel you cannot change: depressed about: He was very depressed about losing his… …
9depressed */*/ — UK [dɪˈprest] / US adjective 1) a) [not usually before noun] if you are depressed, you feel very unhappy because of a difficult or unpleasant situation that you feel you cannot change depressed about: He was very depressed about losing his job.… …
10depressed — adjective 1) he felt lonely and depressed Syn: sad, unhappy, miserable, gloomy, dejected, downhearted, downcast, down, despondent, dispirited, low, morose, dismal, desolate; informal blue, down in the dumps, down in the mouth …
