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Definitions for Depress

[1] to make sad or gloomy; lower in spirits; deject; dispirit.
[2] to lower in force, vigor, activity, etc.; weaken; make dull.
[3] to lower in amount or value.
[4] to put into a lower position: to depress the muzzle of a gun.
[5] to press down.
[6] Music . to lower in pitch.
[7] to lower in spirits; make gloomy; deject
[8] to weaken or lower the force, vigour, or energy of
[9] to lower prices of (securities or a security market)
[10] to press or push down
[11] to lower the pitch of (a musical sound)
[12] obsolete to suppress or subjugate

Words related to Depress

dismay, discourage, slow, dampen, dispirit, sadden, disturb, bother, upset, afflict, reduce, lower, dishearten, damp, daunt, trouble, sap, dull, weaken, impair

Words nearby Depress

depreciate, depreciation, depreciatory, depredate, depredation, depress, depressant, depressed, depressed area, depressed skull fracture, depressing

Origin of Depress

1275–1325; Middle English depressen < Anglo-French, Old French depresser < Latin dēpressus pressed down (past participle of dēprimere, equivalent to de- de- + -primere, combining form of premere to press); see pressure

Other words from Depress

de·press·i·ble , adjective
de·press·i·bil·i·ty , noun
o·ver·de·press , verb (used with object)
un·de·press·i·ble , adjective

Word origin for Depress

C14: from Old French depresser, from Latin dēprimere from de- + premere to press 1

Synonyms for Depress

afflict, beat down, bother, damp, dampen, daunt, discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, disturb, dull, lower, reduce, sadden, sap, slow, trouble, upset, weaken, weigh down, abase, ail, beat, bug, chill, cow, darken, debase, debilitate, degrade, desolate, devitalize, distress, drag, drain, enervate, faze, mock, mortify, oppress, perturb, press, scorn, torment, try, weary, bear down, bum out, cast down, keep under, put down, reduce to tears, run down, throw cold water on, turn one off