get depressed

Frequency: 8.020.5 per million words

A common and informal way to say 'become depressed'.

depressedVERBS + depressed (unhappy/mentally ill)

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Examples (10)

  • You mustn't let yourself get depressed.
  • He started to get depressed after his business failed.
  • Many people get depressed during the long, dark winter months.
  • It's easy to get depressed when you feel isolated from your friends.
  • She was afraid she would get depressed again if she stopped her medication.
  • If you start to feel overwhelmed, talk to someone so you don't get depressed.
  • I sometimes get depressed thinking about the state of the world.
  • After the breakup, he got terribly depressed for several months.
  • The constant pressure to succeed can make students get depressed.
  • He has been getting depressed more often since he retired.