English Explanatory Dictionary

depress

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

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.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈpɹɛs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-depress.wav

Word forms

depress depresses depressing depressed

Etymology

From Middle English depressen, from Old French depresser, from Latin dēpressus, perfect participle of dēprimō (“to press down, to weigh down”), from dē- (“off, away, down, out”) + premō (“to press”).

Synonyms

downbear squash deject get down aggrieve attrist begloom begrieve besorrow grieve pain bring down come down on contristate darken dash depress desolate dispirit engrieve forset grieven moan oppress repent rue sadden sadden up tristitiate ungladden unhappy upset cut down to size humiliate put someone in their place abase bring down to size debase defame degrade demean demote discredit disgrace dishonour disparage downgrade embase give a bad name humble knock down to size reduce relegate sink slur trim down to size whittle down to size

Antonyms

cheer up

Derived words

depressable depressible depressant depressed depressing depression depressive depressogenic depressoid depressomotor depressor depress the pole immunodepress overdepress prodepressant

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