depress

de·press

 (dĭ-prĕs′)

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

1. To cause to be sad or dejected.

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 dēprimere, dēpress- : dē-, de- + premere, to press; see per- in Indo-European roots.]

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de·press′i·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. (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

[C14: from Old French depresser, from Latin dēprimere from de- + premere to press¹]

deˈpressible adj

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de•press

(dɪˈprɛs)

v.t.

1. to make sad or gloomy; lower in spirits; dispirit.

2. to lower in force, vigor, activity, etc.; weaken.

3. to lower in amount or value.

4. to put into a lower position; press down.

[1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French depresser < Late Latin depressāre, frequentative of dēprimere=de- de- + -primere, comb. form of premere to press]

de•press′i•ble, adj.

de•press`i•bil′i•ty, n.

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depress

Past participle: depressed
Gerund: depressing

Imperative

depress

depress

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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.

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depress

verb

1. To make sad or gloomy:

deject, dispirit, oppress, sadden, weigh down.

2. To cause to descend:

drop, let down, lower, take down.

3. To become or make less in price or value:

cheapen, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, downgrade, lower, mark down, reduce, write down.

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Translations

يُسَبِّب الكآبَهيُقَلِّل نَشاط، يُخْفِض القُوَّه

mírnitsklíčitsnížit

deprimeregøre deprimeretgøre i dårligt humørsvække

deprimiereneinschränken

abatirdeprimirdesalentarreducir

déprimerabattre

lenyompangást idéz elő

draga úrhryggja

abbacchiareaccasciareangustiaredeprimerepremere

ekonominė krizėįdubaprislėgtiprislopintasslegiantis

mazinātnomāktnospiestvājināt

gjøre deprimertminskesenke

угнетать

skľúčiť

potreti

canını sıkmakkeyfini kaçırmakzayıflatmak

使沮丧抑制

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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

(diˈpres) verb

1. to make sad or gloomy. I am always depressed by wet weather. neerslagtig maak, ontmoedig يُسَبِّب الكآبَه гнетя deprimir sklíčit deprimieren deprimere; gøre deprimeret; gøre i dårligt humør 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 ټيټول، لږول، كښيكښل، له بيې غور ځول، زړه ور تنګول، خوابدى كول، سپكول، تا بع كول (په مو سيقى كې) داواز غوره كول 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 abrandar mírnit, snížit einschränken svække 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 verlagenminske, senkeosłabiać ټيټول abrandar a scădea подавлять mierniť oslabiti oslabiti hämma ทำให้หดหู่ใจ zayıflatmak 抑制 знижувати; ослабляти مند کرنا làm cho kém hoạt động hơn 抑制

deˈpressed adjective

1. sad or unhappy. The news made me very depressed. neerslagtig, terneergedruk كَئيب، حَزين унил deprimido deprimovaný deprimiert deprimeret; i dårligt humør θλιμμένοςdeprimido, desanimado, abatido masendunud افسرده؛ محزون masentunut dépriméמדוכא दुखी tužan lehangolt sedih dapur depresso 元気のない 우울한 prislėgtas nomākts; nospiests tidak gembira gedeprimeerdnedtrykt, deprimertprzygnębiony غمجن 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 depreciado oslabený verringert, flau svækket 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 slappresset; kriserammetosłabiony كښته تللى depreciado inactiv ослабленный oslabený opešan oslabljen lamslagen ซึ่งตกต่ำลง durgun 疲軟的 ослаблений مندی لانا đình trệ 疲软的

deˈpressing adjective

tending to make one sad or gloomy. What a depressing piece of news! neerdrukkende, ontmoedigende مُسَبِّب للكآبَه، مُثبِط للعَزيمَه، مُكَدِّر тягостен deprimente deprimující bedrückend deprimerende καταθλιπτικόςdeprimente masendav غمگین کننده masentava déprimantמדכא अवसादकारी depresivan lehangoló menyedihkan niðurdrepandi deprimente 気のめいるような 우울하게 하는 slegiantis nomācošs menyebabkan kesedihan deprimerendnedslående, deprimerendeprzygnębiający غمجن کوونکی 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

deˈpression (-ʃən) noun

1. a state of sadness and low spirits. She was treated by the doctor for depression. depressie, neerslagtigheid كآبَه، غَم، إنْقِباض униние depressão deprese die Depression depression; nedtrykthed κατάθλιψηdepresión kurvameelsus افسردگی masennus dépressionדיכאון अवसाद depresija depresszió tekanan jiwa geðlægð, sjúklegt þunglyndi depressione 憂うつ 우울 depresija depresija tekanan jiwa depressiedepresjon, nedtrykthet przygnębienie, depresja ټيټول، لږول، كښيكښل، له بيې غورځول، زړه ور تنګول، خوابدى كول، سپكول، تابع كول (په مو سيقى كې) داواز غوره كول depressão depresie депрессия depresia depresija depresija depression ความหดหู่ bunalım, depresyon 憂鬱症 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 depressão krize die (wirtschafts-)Flaute depression; krise ύφεση, οικονομική κρίση depresión, recesión, crisis surutis کسادی؛ رکود lama criseשפל मन्दी kriza (üzleti) pangás depresi samdráttur, kreppa depressione, crisi 不景気 불경기 ekonominė krizė depresija kemelesetan malaisedepresjon, lavkonjunkturdepresja, zastój ټيټوالى، تنزل، ځپنه، زمولونه، مړاويتوب، خپګان، (په اقتصادكې) دفعاليت كموالى، بحران كساد 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 depressão tlaková níže das Tiefdruckgebiet lavtryk βαρομετρική ύφεση depresión atmosférica madalrõhkkond بخش فروبار؛ بخشی که کاهش فشار بارومتری آن کم است matalapaine dépression שֶׁקָע בָּרוֹמֶטרִי अवनमन pad tlaka alacsony légnyomás tekanan udara rendah lægð depressione 低気圧 저기압 slėgimo kritimas (atmosfēras spiediena) pazemināšanās tekanan rendah lagedrukgebiedlavtrykkniż هغه سيمه چې هلته فشار كم وې 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 depressão jamka, důlek, proláklina die Senkung hulning; fordybning; sænkning βαθούλωμαdepresión lohk فرورفتگی؛ گودال painauma creuxשקע, גומה धसकन uleknina horpadás cekungan dæld depressione くぼ地 오목한 곳 įduba ieplaka lubang laagtefordypning, senkning wgłębienie ګوګ، مينځ خالۍ 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

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depress

vt. deprimir; desalentar, desanimar.

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