depress

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verb

1. lower someone's spirits;
make downhearted (Freq. 3)
- These news depressed her
- The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
• Syn:
deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit,
demoralize, demoralise
• Ant:
elate
• Derivationally related forms:
demoralisation (for: demoralise), demoralization (for: demoralize), dismay (for: dismay), dejection (for: deject), depressant
• Hypernyms:
discourage
• Hyponyms:
chill
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The bad news will depress him
2. lower (prices or markets) (Freq. 1)
- The glut of oil depressed gas prices
• Hypernyms:
lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
3. cause to drop or sink
- The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir
• Syn:
lower
• Derivationally related forms:
depressor, lower (for: lower), lowering (for: lower)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. press down
- Depress the space key
• Syn:
press down
• Derivationally related forms:
depression, depressor
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. lessen the activity or force of
- The rising inflation depressed the economy
• Hypernyms:
weaken
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  press down, lower, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate