depresses
Lowers in spirit
Depresses means to push or press down: She depresses the brake pedal.
More commonly, it means to make sad or dispirited: The news depresses me.
Economic conditions depress when they lower activity or value: High interest rates depress housing sales.
A button or lever that depresses moves downward when pressed.
Apply force downward
- lowerReduce or move downward
- flattenMake level or smooth
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- indentText set inward
lever · pedal · button · key · plunger · trigger · actuate · mechanism
Cause to lose hope
- demoralizeDestroy confidence or resolve
- dispiritCause to lose hope
- discourageDiminish someone's confidence
- dismayDistressed loss of courage
dampen · deflate · deject · crush · devastate · crestfallen · downcast · despondent
Prolonged economic decline
- slowdownReduction in pace
- contractionReduction in size
- declineDecrease or refuse
- slumpExtended period of decline
stagnation · deflation · downturn · market · demand · wages · prices · spending
Forcibly put an end to
- inhibitTo restrain or hinder
- reduceMake smaller in degree
- slowLacking in speed
- sedateCalm and unhurried
tranquilize · CNS · respiration · reflexes · barbiturates · opioids · anesthesia · sedation
press
Apply force downward
indent · lever · pedal · button · key · plunger · trigger · actuate · mechanism · spring
dishearten
Cause to lose hope
- demoralizeDestroy confidence or resolve
- dispiritCause to lose hope
- discourageDiminish someone's confidence
dismay · dampen · deflate · deject · crush · devastate · crestfallen · downcast · despondent · melancholy
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- slowdownReduction in pace
- contractionReduction in size
- declineDecrease or refuse
slump · stagnation · deflation · downturn · market · demand · wages · prices · spending · investment
suppress
Forcibly put an end to
sedate · tranquilize · CNS · respiration · reflexes · barbiturates · opioids · anesthesia · sedation · lethargy
- 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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