depress

• depress

depress

Verb

lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"

Synonyms:

• depress
• deject
• cast down
• get down
• dismay
• dispirit
• demoralize
• demoralise

Verb

lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"

Synonyms:

• depress

Verb

cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"

Synonyms:

• lower
• depress

Verb

press down; "Depress the space key"

Synonyms:

• press down
• depress

Verb

lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"

Synonyms:

• depress