depress
pronunciation
How to pronounce depress in British English:
UK [dɪˈpres]
How to pronounce depress in American English:
US [dɪˈpres]
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- Verb:
- lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
- lower (prices or markets)
- cause to drop or sink
- press down
- lessen the activity or force of
Word Origin
- depress
- depress: see press
- depress (v.)
- early 14c., "put down by force," from Old French depresser, from Late Latin depressare, frequentative of Latin deprimere "press down," from de- "down" (see de-) + premere "to press" (see press (v.1)). Meaning "push down physically" is from early 15c.; that of "deject, make gloomy" is from 1620s; economic sense of "lower in value" is from 1878. Related: Depressed; depressing.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Fixing these problems will probably depress margins further .
- 2. Bears believe the games could further depress output .
- 3. Even so , the mere threat that they could be shifted will depress wages .
- 4. That will further depress economic growth .
- 5. There is also some psychological evidence that monday mornings depress us , too .