 depress |
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| 1. | [ verb ] lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | |
| Synonyms: | cast_down dismay get_down dispirit demoralize demoralise deject | |
| Examples: | "These news depressed her" "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" |
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| Related terms: | elate discourage chill dejection demoralization sedative | |
| 2. | [ verb ] lower (prices or markets) | |
| Examples: | "The glut of oil depressed gas prices" |
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| Related terms: | lower | |
| 3. | [ verb ] press down | |
| Synonyms: | press_down | |
| Examples: | "Depress the space key" |
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| Related terms: | move depression | |
| 4. | [ verb ] cause to drop or sink | |
| Synonyms: | lower | |
| Examples: | "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir" |
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| Related terms: | change depressor | |
| 5. | [ verb ] lessen the activity or force of | |
| Examples: | "The rising inflation depressed the economy" |
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| Related terms: | weaken | |
| Similar spelling: |
depressor depressed depressive depression depressing depressant devries Depriest Defreese deforest deprecate debris de_forest deepfreeze defrost Debruce depreciate Devereux Devereaux defroster |
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