simple past tense and past participle of depress
"The heavy rain had depressed the water levels in the river, causing the boat to float lower than usual."
In plain English: To make something sad by taking away its joy or energy.
"The heavy rain depressed the spirits of everyone walking on the street."
flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces
"The fossilized shell shows a distinct depression on its surface, indicating it was compressed between layers of sediment."
filled with melancholy and despondency
"gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"
"gloomy predictions"
"a gloomy silence"
"took a grim view of the economy"
"the darkening mood"
"lonely and blue in a strange city"
"depressed by the loss of his job"
"a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"
"downcast after his defeat"
"feeling discouraged and downhearted"
unhappy; despondent
"She felt deeply depressed after hearing the bad news about her job interview."
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.