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- [dih-pres]
- /dɪˈprɛs/
- /dɪˈpres/
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- [dih-pres]
- /dɪˈprɛs/
Definitions of depress word
- verb depress If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed. 3
- verb depress If something depresses prices, wages, or figures, it causes them to become less. 3
- verb depress to lower in spirits; make gloomy; deject 3
- verb depress to weaken or lower the force, vigour, or energy of 3
- verb depress to lower prices of (securities or a security market) 3
- verb depress to press or push down 3
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Origin of depress
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English depressen < Anglo-French, Old French depresser < Latin dēpressus pressed down (past participle of dēprimere, equivalent to de- de- + -primere, combining form of premere to press); see pressure
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Parts of speech for Depress
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
depress popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
depress usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for depress
verb depress
- dismay — to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- dampen — To dampen something such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense.
- dispirit — to deprive of spirit, hope, enthusiasm, etc.; depress; discourage; dishearten.
adjective depress
- underwhelm — to fail to interest or astonish: After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie.
Antonyms for depress
verb depress
- hearten — to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- delight — Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
- comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
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