depress

Verb

Verb Forms: depressed, depressing, depresses

• To make someone feel unhappy or disheartened.
• lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
  • "These news depressed her"
• lower (prices or markets)
  • "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"
• cause to drop or sink
  • "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
• press down
  • "Depress the space key"
• lessen the activity or force of
  • "The rising inflation depressed the economy"
• To press down.
• To make depressed, sad or bored.
• To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
• To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
• To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.

Examples

• A series of missed bingos can really DEPRESS a Words With Friends player’s morale.
• Depress the upper lever to start the machine.
• Lower productivity will eventually depress wages.
• Winter depresses me.

Synonyms

cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, dismay, dispirit, get down, lower, press down, aggrieve, attrist, begloom, begrieve, besorrow, bring down, contristate, cut down to size, dash, depress, desolate, downbear, engrieve, forset, grieve, grieven, humiliate, moan, oppress, put someone in their place, rue, sadden, sadden up, squash, tristitiate, ungladden, unhappy, upset

Antonyms

elate, cheer up