depress

Definition of depress

Verbs

lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
"These news depressed her"
Synonyms:
cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, dismay, dispirit, get down
Antonyms:
elate
fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift
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Types:
chill
depress or discourage
Type of:
discourage
deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
lower (prices or markets)
"The glut of oil depressed gas prices"
Type of:
bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down
move something or somebody to a lower position
cause to drop or sink
"The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
Synonyms:
lower
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
press down
Synonyms:
press down
Type of:
displace, move
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
lessen the activity or force of
"The rising inflation depressed the economy"
Type of:
weaken
lessen the strength of

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