Definition of depressa
1. depress [ v ] lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
Examples:
"These news depressed her"
"The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
(The New York Times...)
It depresses them .
Synonyms depress cast_down demoralise dismay get_down demoralize dispirit deject Related Terms elate discourage chill dejection demoralization sedative2. depress [ v ] lower (prices or markets)
Examples:
"The glut of oil depressed gas prices"
(U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)
It argued , inter_alia , that a divestiture order would severely depress the market_value of the stock of both General_Motors and du_Pont , with consequent serious loss and hardship to hundreds of thousands of innocent investors , among them thousands of small trusts and charitable institutions ; that there would be a similar decline in the market_values of other automotive and chemical stocks , with similar losses to the stockholders of those companies ; that the tremendous volume of General_Motors stock hanging over the market for ten years would hamper the efforts of General_Motors and other automobile manufacturers to raise equity capital ; and that all this would have a serious adverse effect on the entire stock_market and on general business_activity .
Synonyms depress Related Terms lower3. depress [ v ] press down
Examples:
"Depress the space key"
4. depress [ v ] cause to drop or sink
Examples:
"The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
5. depress [ v ] lessen the activity or force of
Examples:
"The rising inflation depressed the economy"
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