depress
Lower in spirits
Depress means to push or press down: Depress the brake pedal.
More commonly, it means to lower someone's spirits or make them feel sad: The news depressed her for days.
Economic conditions can be depressed—slowed or weakened: High interest rates depressed housing sales.
A depression is a sunken area, a psychological condition, or an economic downturn.
Cause to grieve
- disheartenCause to lose hope
- discourageDiminish someone's confidence
- demoralizeDestroy confidence or resolve
- dispiritCause to lose hope
deflate · deject · dampen · distress · upset · dismay · weigh down · bring down
Apply force downward
Reduce in strength
- slowLacking in speed
- stagnateCease to develop
- declineDecrease or refuse
- slumpExtended period of decline
downturn · deflate · reduce · diminish · contract · shrink · stall · undermine
sadden
Cause to grieve
- disheartenCause to lose hope
- discourageDiminish someone's confidence
- demoralizeDestroy confidence or resolve
dispirit · deflate · deject · dampen · distress · upset · dismay · weigh down · bring down · cast down
push down
Apply force downward
indent · squeeze · push in · hold down · bear down · weigh on
weaken
Reduce in strength
slump · downturn · deflate · reduce · diminish · contract · shrink · stall · undermine · cripple
actuate
Cause to operate
click · push · lever · button · pedal · key · plunger · switch · latch · release
sedate
Calm and unhurried
- tranquilizeInduce calm chemically
- slowLacking in speed
- inhibitTo restrain or hinder
dull · numb · blunt · dampen · relax · calm · subdue · CNS · barbiturate · sedative
- burdensburden, load, onus, obligations, weight
- Reduceshrink, diminish, decrease, lessen, reduce
- bring downbring down, take down, pull down, tear down, knock down
depressstimulate
Provoke into activity
boost · invigorate · increase · energize · revitalize
- Great Depression1930s global economic crisis
- tongue depressorFlat stick for viewing throat
- manic depressionAlternating extreme mood states
- clinical depressionPsychiatric condition of prolonged despair
- freezing point depressionSolute lowers solidification temperature
- economic depressionSustained economic contraction
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