depress

de·press  (d-prs)

tr.v. de·pressed, de·press·ing, de·press·es

1. To lower in spirits; deject.

2.

a. To cause to drop or sink; lower: The drought depressed the water level in the reservoirs.

b. To press down: Depress the space bar on a typewriter.

3. To lessen the activity or force of; weaken: feared that rising inflation would further depress the economy.

4. To lower prices in (a financial market).

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[Middle English depressen, to push down, from Old French depresser, from Latin dprimere, dpress- : d-, de- + premere, to press; see per-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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de·pressi·ble adj.

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depress [dɪˈprɛs]

vb (tr)

1. (Psychology) to lower in spirits; make gloomy; deject

2. to weaken or lower the force, vigour, or energy of

3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) to lower prices of (securities or a security market)

4. to press or push down

5. (Music, other) to lower the pitch of (a musical sound)

6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Obsolete to suppress or subjugate

[from Old French depresser, from Latin dēprimere from de- + premere to press¹]

depressible  adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	depress - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" cast down, deject, dismay, dispirit, demoralise, demoralize, get down chill - depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers" discourage - deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged elate, intoxicate, uplift, lift up, pick up - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
	2.	depress - lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices" bring down, let down, lower, take down, get down - move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
	3.	depress - cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir" lower alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	4.	depress - press down; "Depress the space key" press down move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	5.	depress - lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy" weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"

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depress

verb

1. sadden, upset, distress, chill, discourage, grieve, daunt, oppress, desolate, weigh down, cast down, bring tears to your eyes, make sad, dishearten, dispirit, make your heart bleed, aggrieve, deject, make despondent, cast a gloom upon The state of the country depresses me.
sadden cheer, strengthen, uplift, hearten, elate

2. lower, cut, reduce, check, diminish, decrease, curb, slow down, impair, lessen The stronger currency depressed sales.
lower increase, raise, strengthen, heighten

3. devalue, cut, reduce, diminish, depreciate, cheapen, devaluate A dearth of buyers has depressed prices

4. press down, push, squeeze, lower, flatten, compress, push down, bear down on He depressed the pedal that lowered the chair.

Translations

depress [dɪˈpres] VT

1. [+ person] (= make miserable) → deprimir, abatir; (= discourage) → desalentar (Psych) → tener un efecto depresivo sobre (Med) [+ immune system] → deprimir

2. (Fin) [+ trade, price] → reducir

3. (frm) (= press down) [+ button, accelerator] → apretar; [+ lever] → bajar

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depress [dɪˈprɛs] vt

(= make depressed) [+ person] → déprimer
it depresses me to ... → cela me déprime de ...

(= cause to fall) [+ sales, prices] → faire baisser

(= press down) [+ lever, brake] → appuyer sur, abaisser

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depress

vt

person → deprimieren; immune system → schwächen; (= discourage) → entmutigen

(= press down) lever → niederdrücken, herunterdrücken; push button → drücken, betätigen

(Comm) market → schwächen; prices → fallen lassen; sales → zurückgehen lassen

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depress [dɪˈprɛs] vt

a. (person) → deprimere; (spirits) → buttar giù

b. (trade) → ridurre; (prices) → far scendere, abbassare

c. (frm) (press down, lever) → abbassare

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depress [dɪˈprɛs] vt

a. (person) → deprimere; (spirits) → buttar giù

b. (trade) → ridurre; (prices) → far scendere, abbassare

c. (frm) (press down, lever) → abbassare

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depress

v depress [diˈpres]

1 to make sad or gloomy I am always depressed by wet weather. neerslagtig maak, ontmoedig يُسَبِّب الكآبَه гнетя sklíčit deprimere; gøre deprimeret; gøre i dårligt humør deprimieren καταθλίβω, κάνω κπ. να μελαγχολήσει deprimir, desanimar, abatir masendama افسرده کردن؛ غمگین کردن masentaa déprimer לְדַכֵּא दबाना rastužiti, deprimirati elcsüggeszt membuat sedih hryggja deprimere 意気消沈させる 우울하게 하다 (pri)slėgti nomākt; nospiest membuat sedih deprimeren gjøre melankolsk/deprimert przygnębiać deprimir a de­pri­ma приводить в уныние skľúčiť potreti deprimirati göra deprimerad (nedstämd) ทำให้เศร้าใจ canını sıkmak, keyfini kaçırmak 使沮喪 пригноблювати; засмучувати افسردہ کرنا làm buồn rầu 使沮丧

2 to make less active This drug depresses the action of the heart. verlaag يُقَلِّل نَشاط، يُخْفِض القُوَّه снишавам mírnit, snížit svække einschränken μειώνω, κάνω κπ. ή κτ. λιγότερο ενεργητικό reducir, disminuir pärssima کم کردن؛ کاهش دادن hidastaa déprimer לְדַכֵּא उदास करना umanjiti lenyom, pangást idéz elő menurunkan draga úr ridurre 弱める 약하게 하다 slopinti vājināt; mazināt menurunkan verlagen minske, senke osłabiać abrandar a scădea подавлять mierniť oslabiti oslabiti hämma ทำให้หดหู่ใจ zayıflatmak 抑制 знижувати; ослабляти مند کرنا làm cho kém hoạt động hơn 抑制

adj deˈpressed

1 sad or unhappy The news made me very depressed. neerslagtig, terneergedruk كَئيب، حَزين унил deprimovaný deprimeret; i dårligt humør deprimiert θλιμμένος deprimido, desanimado, abatido masendunud افسرده؛ محزون surullinen déprimé מְדוּכָּא दुखी tužan lehangolt sedih dapur depresso 元気のない 우울한 prislėgtas nomākts; nospiests tidak gembira gedeprimeerd nedtrykt, deprimert przygnębiony deprimido deprimat подавленный skľúčený potrt depresivan deprimerad, nedstämd เศร้าสลด üzüntülü, canı sıkkın 意氣沮喪的 засмучений افسردگی کا شکار chán nản 意气沮丧的

2 made less active the depressed state of the stock market. onderdrukte, verlaagde يُخَفِّض الأسْعار في السوق намален oslabený svækket verringert, flau συμπιεσμένος, μη ενεργητικός paralizado surutises olev تنزل یافته؛ دچار رکود hidastunut languissant בִּקשָׁיִים मन्द करना smanjiti aktivnost lanyha melesukan sem samdráttur hefur orðið í ridotto, diminuito 不景気の (힘이) 약화된 prislopintas novājināts melesukan slap presset; kriserammet osłabiony depreciado inactiv ослабленный oslabený opešan oslabljen lamslagen ซึ่งตกต่ำลง durgun 疲軟的 ослаблений مندی لانا đình trệ 疲软的

adj deˈpressing

tending to make one sad or gloomy What a depressing piece of news! neerdrukkende, ontmoedigende مُسَبِّب للكآبَه، مُثبِط للعَزيمَه، مُكَدِّر тягостен deprimující deprimerende bedrückend καταθλιπτικός deprimente masendav غمگین کننده masentava déprimant מְדַכֵּא अवसादकारी depresivan lehangoló menyedihkan niðurdrepandi deprimente 気のめいるような 우울하게 하는 slegiantis nomācošs menyebabkan kesedihan deprimerend nedslående, deprimerende przygnębiający deprimente deprimant гнетущий depresívny moreč depresivan deprimerande, nedslående ทำให้โศกเศร้า karartıcı, kasvet verici 使人沮喪的 гнітючий; сумний حوصلہ پست کرنے والا làm chán nản 使人沮丧的

n deˈpression [-ʃən]

1 a state of sadness and low spirits She was treated by the doctor for depression. depressie, neerslagtigheid كآبَه، غَم، إنْقِباض униние deprese depression; nedtrykthed die Depression κατάθλιψη depresión kurvameelsus افسردگی masennus dépression דִיכָּאוֹן अवसाद depresija depresszió tekanan jiwa geðlægð, sjúklegt þunglyndi depressione 憂うつ 우울 depresija depresija tekanan jiwa depressie depresjon, nedtrykthet przygnębienie, depresja depressão depresie депрессия depresia depresija depresija depression ความหดหู่ bunalım, depresyon 抑鬱症 депресія; пригнічений стан انتہائی افسردگی sự trầm cảm 抑郁症

2 lack of activity in trade the depression of the 1930s. depressie, slapte in sake رُكود إقْتِصادي، كَساد застой krize depression; krise die (wirtschafts-)Flaute ύφεση, οικονομική κρίση depresión, recesión, crisis surutis کسادی؛ رکود lama crise שֶׁפֶל मन्दी kriza (üzleti) pangás depresi samdráttur, kreppa depressione, crisi 不景気 불경기 ekonominė krizė depresija kemelesetan malaise depresjon(speriode), lavkonjunktur depresja, zastój depressão criză депрессия kríza kriza depresija depression, lågkonjunktur ความตกต่ำทางเศรษฐกิจ kriz, bunalım 蕭條 застій; депресія مالی انحطاط tình trạng suy thoái 萧条

3 an area of low pressure in the atmosphere The bad weather is caused by a depression. daling, lae druk إنْخِفاض جَوّي، هُبوط депресия tlaková níže lavtryk das Tiefdruckgebiet βαρομετρική ύφεση depresión atmosférica madalrõhkkond بخش فروبار؛ بخشی که کاهش فشار بارومتری آن کم است matalapaine dépression (atmosphérique) שֶׁקָע בָּרוֹמֶטרִי अवनमन pad tlaka alacsony légnyomás tekanan udara rendah lægð depressione 低気圧 저기압 slėgimo kritimas (atmosfēras spiediena) pazemināšanās tekanan rendah lagedrukgebied lavtrykk niż depressão depre­siune (atmosferică) циклон tlaková níž padec (zračnega pritiska) pad pritiska lågtryck บริเวณความกดอากาศต่ำ alçak basınç merkezi 低氣壓 пониження місцевості, низина فضا میں کم دباؤ کا مرکز vùng áp thấp 低气压

4 a hollow. holte, insinking مُنْخَفَض، غَوْر вдлъбнатина jamka, důlek, proláklina hulning; fordybning; sænkning die Senkung βαθούλωμα depresión lohk فرورفتگی؛ گودال painauma creux שֶׁקָע, גוּמָה धसकन uleknina horpadás cekungan dæld depressione くぼ地 오목한 곳 įduba ieplaka lubang laagte fordypning, senkning wgłębienie depressão depresiune впадина priehlbina votlina, jama ulegnuće sänka, fördjupning รอยบุ๋ม göçük, çukur 凹陷 западина نشیب nơi lõm sâu trên bề mặt cái gì 凹陷