depressed

(dĭ-prĕstˈ)

1. Low in spirits; dejected.
2. Suffering from psychological depression.
3. Sunk below the surrounding region: the depressed center of a crater.
4. Lower in amount, degree, or position: Oil reserves were at depressed levels because of increasing industrial demands.
5. a. Sluggish in growth or activity: a depressed sector of the economy.
   b. Suffering from social and economic hardship: a depressed region.
6. Botany Flattened downward, as if pressed from above.
7. Zoology Flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces.