What does déprimé in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word déprimé in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use déprimé in French.

The word déprimé in French means depressed, bout of depression, be depressed, feel depressed, depress, depress, deplete, wear away, wear away, depression, very depressed, be down in the dumps, sink into depression. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word déprimé

depressed

adjectif (qui manque d'estime de soi)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les enfants sont déprimés depuis le divorce de leurs parents.

bout of depression

nom féminin (familier (état dépressif, cafard)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a fait une déprime après son licenciement.
He suffered from depression after being made redundant.

be depressed, feel depressed

verbe intransitif (être abattu, triste)

Quand je vois ce temps, je déprime.
I get fed up when I see this weather.

depress

verbe transitif (atteindre le moral)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ce temps gris me déprime.
This grey weather gets me down.

depress

verbe transitif (diminuer, baisser)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Cette nouvelle guerre a déprimé la Bourse.
This new war has brought the Stock Market down.

deplete

verbe transitif (figuré (accabler, abattre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ces journées de forte chaleur dépriment l'organisme.
These intensely hot days wear you down physically.

wear away, wear away

verbe transitif (enfoncer, affaisser)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Pendant le dégel les camions dépriment la chaussée.
During the thaw, the trucks wear away the road surface.

depression

nom masculin (familier (baisse de moral subite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec ses problèmes au travail et ses amis qui lui tournent le dos, Paul a un coup de déprime.

very depressed

locution adverbiale (au milieu d'une déprime)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Frédéric est en pleine déprime, essayons de lui changer les idées.

be down in the dumps

locution verbale (familier (être très triste, avoir le cafard) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il est en pleine déprime car il a manqué son examen.

sink into depression

locution verbale (se mettre à déprimer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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