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depress
de·press D0146200 (dĭ-prĕs′)tr.v. de·pressed, de·press·ing, de·press·es 1. To cause to be sad or dejected.2. a. To cause to drop or sink; lower: The drought depressed the water level in the reservoirs.b. To press down: Depress the space bar on a typewriter.3. To lessen the activity or force of; weaken: feared that rising inflation would further depress the economy.4. To lower prices in (a financial market). [Middle English depressen, to push down, from Old French depresser, from Latin dēprimere, dēpress- : dē-, de- + premere, to press; see per- in Indo-European roots.] de·press′i·ble adj.depress (dɪˈprɛs) vb (tr) 1. (Psychology) to lower in spirits; make gloomy; deject2. to weaken or lower the force, vigour, or energy of3. (Stock Exchange) to lower prices of (securities or a security market)4. to press or push down5. (Music, other) to lower the pitch of (a musical sound)6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) obsolete to suppress or subjugate[C14: from Old French depresser, from Latin dēprimere from de- + premere to press1] deˈpressible adjde•press (dɪˈprɛs) v.t. 1. to make sad or gloomy; lower in spirits; dispirit. 2. to lower in force, vigor, activity, etc.; weaken. 3. to lower in amount or value. 4. to put into a lower position; press down. [1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French depresser < Late Latin depressāre, frequentative of dēprimere=de- de- + -primere, comb. form of premere to press] de•press′i•ble, adj. de•press`i•bil′i•ty, n. depress Past participle: depressed Gerund: depressing
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I depress | you depress | he/she/it depresses | we depress | you depress | they depress |
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I depressed | you depressed | he/she/it depressed | we depressed | you depressed | they depressed |
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I am depressing | you are depressing | he/she/it is depressing | we are depressing | you are depressing | they are depressing |
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I have depressed | you have depressed | he/she/it has depressed | we have depressed | you have depressed | they have depressed |
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I was depressing | you were depressing | he/she/it was depressing | we were depressing | you were depressing | they were depressing |
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I had depressed | you had depressed | he/she/it had depressed | we had depressed | you had depressed | they had depressed |
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I will depress | you will depress | he/she/it will depress | we will depress | you will depress | they will depress |
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I will have depressed | you will have depressed | he/she/it will have depressed | we will have depressed | you will have depressed | they will have depressed |
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I will be depressing | you will be depressing | he/she/it will be depressing | we will be depressing | you will be depressing | they will be depressing |
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I have been depressing | you have been depressing | he/she/it has been depressing | we have been depressing | you have been depressing | they have been depressing |
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I will have been depressing | you will have been depressing | he/she/it will have been depressing | we will have been depressing | you will have been depressing | they will have been depressing |
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I had been depressing | you had been depressing | he/she/it had been depressing | we had been depressing | you had been depressing | they had been depressing |
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I would depress | you would depress | he/she/it would depress | we would depress | you would depress | they would depress |
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I would have depressed | you would have depressed | he/she/it would have depressed | we would have depressed | you would have depressed | they would have depressed | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | depress - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"cast down, deject, dismay, dispirit, demoralise, demoralize, get downchill - depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers"discourage - deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouragedelate, intoxicate, uplift, lift up, pick up - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits" | | 2. | depress - lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"bring down, let down, lower, take down, get down - move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf" | | 3. | depress - cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"loweralter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | | 4. | depress - press down; "Depress the space key"press downmove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" | | 5. | depress - lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" |
depressverb1. sadden, upset, distress, chill, discourage, grieve, daunt, oppress, desolate, weigh down, cast down, bring tears to your eyes, make sad, dishearten, dispirit, make your heart bleed, aggrieve, deject, make despondent, cast a gloom upon The state of the country depresses me. sadden cheer, strengthen, uplift, hearten, elate2. lower, cut, reduce, check, diminish, decrease, curb, slow down, impair, lessen The stronger currency depressed sales. lower increase, raise, strengthen, heighten3. devalue, cut, reduce, diminish, depreciate, cheapen, devaluate A dearth of buyers has depressed prices4. press down, push, squeeze, lower, flatten, compress, push down, bear down on He depressed the pedal that lowered the chair.depressverb1. To make sad or gloomy:deject, dispirit, oppress, sadden, weigh down.2. To cause to descend:drop, let down, lower, take down.3. To become or make less in price or value:cheapen, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, downgrade, lower, mark down, reduce, write down.Translationsdepress (diˈpres) verb1. to make sad or gloomy. I am always depressed by wet weather. 使沮喪 使沮丧2. to make less active. This drug depresses the action of the heart. 抑制 抑制deˈpressed adjective1. sad or unhappy. The news made me very depressed. 意氣沮喪的 意气沮丧的2. made less active. the depressed state of the stock market. 疲軟的 疲软的deˈpressing adjective tending to make one sad or gloomy. What a depressing piece of news! 使人沮喪的 使人沮丧的deˈpression (-ʃən) noun1. a state of sadness and low spirits. She was treated by the doctor for depression. 憂鬱症 抑郁症2. lack of activity in trade. the depression of the 1930s. 蕭條 萧条3. an area of low pressure in the atmosphere. The bad weather is caused by a depression. 低氣壓 低气压4. a hollow. 凹陷 凹陷IdiomsSeedepressingEncyclopediaSeedepresseddepress
depress (dĭ-prĕs′)v.1. To cause to be sad or dejected.2. To cause to drop or sink; lower.3. To press down.4. To lessen the activity or force of something; weaken.Patient discussion about depressQ. am i depressed i feel sad,lonely,streeted,worthless that nothing matter anymore..i sleep all the time,loss of intrest of everything..A. yes,go see a dr. a.s.a.p.,i went through a bad depression mode during the divorce of my first wife,i slept for 3 days,no food,no shower,nobody to talk to,so i finlly went to the dr. he put me on prozac,and after a few days i was back to my old self again,JUST GO SEE A DR. Q. what about depression? A. Hey. It might be nice "for you" if you came back to this and said some more, or read some of the other questions and answers. Q. what causes depression? A. You need to define what you mean by depression. Clincal depression is one thing and feeling low from time to time is another. There is a lot of good information at your finger tips on the www. You may want to shy away from those websites that are paid for my the pharmacutical companies. They want to sell you their drugs. What is the cause of your depression? Are there one or two things that you can point to? If you are clinically depressed, see a dr., that is, if you can get out of bed...If you are depressed due to family, or the fools in Washington, those are things that you may work out with your minister or rabbi or a therapist. I have found a lot of good information on therapy and therapists on www.focusas.com You may want to start there. More discussions about depressdepress
Synonyms for depressverb saddenSynonyms- sadden
- upset
- distress
- chill
- discourage
- grieve
- daunt
- oppress
- desolate
- weigh down
- cast down
- bring tears to your eyes
- make sad
- dishearten
- dispirit
- make your heart bleed
- aggrieve
- deject
- make despondent
- cast a gloom upon
Antonyms- cheer
- strengthen
- uplift
- hearten
- elate
verb lowerSynonyms- lower
- cut
- reduce
- check
- diminish
- decrease
- curb
- slow down
- impair
- lessen
Antonyms- increase
- raise
- strengthen
- heighten
verb devalueSynonyms- devalue
- cut
- reduce
- diminish
- depreciate
- cheapen
- devaluate
verb press downSynonyms- press down
- push
- squeeze
- lower
- flatten
- compress
- push down
- bear down on
Synonyms for depressverb to make sad or gloomySynonyms- deject
- dispirit
- oppress
- sadden
- weigh down
verb to cause to descendSynonyms- drop
- let down
- lower
- take down
verb to become or make less in price or valueSynonyms- cheapen
- depreciate
- devaluate
- devalue
- downgrade
- lower
- mark down
- reduce
- write down
Synonyms for depressverb lower someone's spiritsSynonyms- cast down
- deject
- dismay
- dispirit
- demoralise
- demoralize
- get down
Related WordsAntonyms- elate
- intoxicate
- uplift
- lift up
- pick up
verb lower (prices or markets)Related Words- bring down
- let down
- lower
- take down
- get down
verb cause to drop or sinkSynonymsRelated Wordsverb press downSynonymsRelated Wordsverb lessen the activity or force ofRelated Words |