depress
verb
[ dɪˈprɛs ]
• make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected.
• "that first day at school depressed me"
Similar:
make sad,
sadden,
make unhappy,
cast down,
get down,
make gloomy,
make despondent,
dispirit,
dampen someone's spirits,
break someone's spirit,
dash someone's hopes,
dishearten,
demoralize,
discourage,
daunt,
crush,
shake,
desolate,
make desolate,
weigh down,
weigh heavily on,
hang over,
oppress,
upset,
distress,
grieve,
haunt,
harrow,
cause suffering to,
break someone's heart,
make someone's heart bleed,
bring tears to someone's eyes,
give someone the blues,
make someone fed up,
knock the stuffing out of,
knock for six,
knock sideways,
deject,
Opposite:
cheer up,
• reduce the level or strength of activity in (something, especially an economic or biological system).
• "fear of inflation in America depressed bond markets"
Similar:
slow down,
slow up,
reduce,
lower,
weaken,
sap,
devitalize,
impair,
deflate,
limit,
check,
curb,
bridle,
inhibit,
restrict,
cut,
cheapen,
put down,
keep down,
mark down,
discount,
depreciate,
devalue,
diminish,
downgrade,
slash,
axe,
• push or pull (something) down into a lower position.
• "depress the lever"
Similar:
push (down),
press (down),
exert pressure on,
lower,
hold down,
thumb,
tap,
operate,
activate,
actuate,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French depresser, from late Latin depressare, frequentative of deprimere ‘press down’.
