to depress
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4.1
- verb
- /dɪˈprɛs/
:
deprimir
- That's the bit that depresses me.
What are they going to do, depress their feelings?
- What are they going to do, depress their feelings?
- I say this class was not designed to depress you.
- And all that stuff was depressing, but now the eyes Good.
- And that depresses you when you are desperate now to stop.
Examples
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That sort of music depresses people.
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All those old ruins just depress me.
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You know, sometimes, you depress me.
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All those sick people depress me.
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I mean, doesn't that depress you?
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No thanks, it'll only depress me.
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It's a waste of life, and it depresses me severely.
Fiction book (1994) -
There's somethin' about those songs, they depress me.
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The idea of having an affair, of being unfaithful to Blair, it depresses me.
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The news of the layoffs really depresses the entire team, leaving them feeling hopeless.
Synonyms
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4.2
To make someone feel sad or discouraged
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2.3
To make someone feel sad
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3.4
To make someone very sad because of love or disappointment
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6.1
To make someone lose confidence or hope
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4.9
Make someone feel sad or worried
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5.3
To make someone lose hope or confidence
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6.5
To make someone feel sad or less hopeful
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4.9
Make someone feel less happy and excited
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6.3
To make someone feel sad or discouraged
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7.6
To make someone lose hope or confidence
Antonyms
How Sad
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Depress comes from the parts de- 'down' and press 'to push'. So to depress a person is to 'push their mood down', which is why it now means to make someone feel sad or low.