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depress
[ dih-pres ]
verb (used with object)
- to make sad or gloomy; lower in spirits; deject; dispirit.
Synonyms: , ,
- to lower in force, vigor, activity, etc.; weaken; make dull.
- to lower in amount or value.
Synonyms: ,
- to put into a lower position:
to depress the muzzle of a gun.
Antonyms: ,
- to press down.
- Music. to lower in pitch.
depress
/ ɪˈɛ /
verb
- to lower in spirits; make gloomy; deject
- to weaken or lower the force, vigour, or energy of
- to lower prices of (securities or a security market)
- to press or push down
- to lower the pitch of (a musical sound)
- obsolete.to suppress or subjugate
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·i· adjective
- ·i·i·ٲ noun
- v·· verb (used with object)
- un·i· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of depress1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It’s dinky and depressing and it doesn’t do a thing to make the world a better place.
Maybe this would all be too depressing to bear if we didn’t know that the good guys eventually triumph.
Grennan said being the victim of an unprovoked attack and hospitalised with a broken jaw while at university was when he first encountered being depressed.
Then, when it's time for resurrection, Hadj-Moussa explained, "they 're-animate' by reversing what they did to depress their metabolism, shift back to glucose metabolism, all while elevating levels of antioxidants."
As Adam Cormack, from the charity, put it: "This depressing sight is a reminder to all of us that not every ancient tree is in a safe place."
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