depressed
/dɪˈprest/adjective
उच्चारण डिप्रेस्ट
उदास, निराश, मन से बैठा हुआ
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very sad and without hope
उदास, निराश, मन से बैठा हुआ
- He felt depressed after failing the test.
- She was too depressed to go out.
- Radhika felt depressed for days after the loss.
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- The long, grey winter left him feeling depressed.
- He seemed depressed and spoke to no one.
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(of a place or an industry) without enough economic activity or jobs
(क्षेत्र या उद्योग) मंदी से ग्रस्त, पिछड़ा
- an economically depressed region
- Jobs are scarce in this depressed mill town.
- Prices fall in a depressed market.
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- The depressed region needs new factories and schools.
- Unemployment is high in depressed areas of the country.
Synonyms poor disadvantaged
Opposite prosperous thriving
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
depressed about / by / at
Depressed about a situation, by news, at a result: all show sadness. About is the most common.
Depressed about किसी स्थिति के लिए, by समाचार के लिए, at परिणाम के लिए: तीनों उदासी दिखाते हैं। About सबसे आम है।
- Radhika felt depressed about her low score.
- He was depressed by the bad news.
feel / look / seem depressed
After feel, look or seem, use depressed as an adjective. It describes a person's mood.
Feel, look या seem के बाद depressed विशेषण के रूप में आता है। यह व्यक्ति की मनोदशा बताता है।
- She looked depressed after the interview.
- He seems depressed these days.
clinically depressed / depressed (medical)
A person who is clinically depressed has an illness needing treatment. Casual sadness is not the same.
Clinically depressed व्यक्ति को ऐसी बीमारी होती है जिसके इलाज की आवश्यकता होती है। साधारण उदासी वैसी नहीं होती।
- The doctor said the patient was clinically depressed.
- Being sad for a day is not being depressed.
depressed (economy / area / market)
A depressed economy, area or market has little business or activity.
Depressed अर्थव्यवस्था, क्षेत्र या बाज़ार में व्यापार या गतिविधि कम होती है।
- The mill closed and the area became depressed.
- Prices stay low in a depressed market.
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adverb + depressed
deeplyveryseverelyslightlyclinically
- She was deeply depressed after the failure.
depressed + noun
economyregionmarketmoodpatient
- The government gave aid to the depressed region.
feel / become + depressed
feel depressedbecome depressedget depressedremain depressedlook depressed
- Don't get depressed by one bad result.
depressed + about
about the resultabout his futureabout the delayabout moneyabout the weather
- He is depressed about his future.
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- Many students feel depressed when results are delayed.
परिणाम में देरी होने पर कई विद्यार्थी उदास महसूस करते हैं।
- Radhika's cheerful friends helped her when she was depressed.
जब राधिका उदास थी तो उसके प्रसन्नचित्त मित्रों ने उसकी मदद की।
- The town remained depressed after the factory shut down.
कारखाना बंद होने के बाद शहर की आर्थिक स्थिति ख़राब बनी रही।
- The long rains left him feeling low and depressed.
लंबी बारिश ने उसे उदास और निराश कर दिया।
- A depressed person may need a doctor's help.
अवसादग्रस्त व्यक्ति को डॉक्टर की मदद की आवश्यकता हो सकती है।
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✗ He is depressing about his failure.
✓ He is depressed about his failure.
Use depressed for the person; depressing describes the thing that causes it.
व्यक्ति के लिए depressed और कारण बनने वाली चीज़ के लिए depressing का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ The news was very depressed.
✓ The news was very depressing.
The news causes the feeling, so it is depressing.
समाचार उदासी पैदा करता है, इसलिए वह depressing है।
✗ I am depressed from my exam result.
✓ I am depressed about my exam result.
The preposition after depressed is about, by or at, not from.
'Depressed' के बाद preposition about, by या at आता है, from नहीं।
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depressed or depressing?
A person feels depressed. The thing that causes the feeling is depressing: 'depressing news'.
उदास व्यक्ति depressed होता है। जो बात उदासी पैदा करती है, वह depressing होती है, जैसे 'depressing news'।