depress

[US]/dɪˈpres/
[UK]/dɪˈpres/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. push down; lower; make sad; make discouraged; lower in value; cause a slump.

Phrases & Collocations

feeling depressed

suffering from depression

Example Sentences

Laundromat is really depressing.

a depressed fracture of the skull.

that thought is too depressing for words.

a bunch of totally depressed mopes.

The little girl depressed the button.

Depress the space bar on a typewriter.

the depressed center of a crater.

a depressed sector of the economy.

a week of rainy, depressing weather.

the depressing urban blight that lies to the south of the city.

that first day at school depressed me.

fear of inflation in America depressed bond markets.

alcohol depresses the nervous system.

The rainy days always depress me.

You paint a depressing picture of your childhood!

Depressed what distinction to have with spiracle?

His mother was depressed by the sad news.

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