verb🔗ShareTo press down."Depress the upper lever to start the machine."mindemotionsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make depressed, sad or bored."Winter depresses me."mindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy."Lower productivity will eventually depress wages."economybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.)."His boss's harsh criticism completely depressed his confidence. "mindemotionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reduce (an equation) in a lower degree."The algebra problem was quite complex, but the student successfully depresses the equation to a quadratic form. "mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCausing depression or sadness."The television news was depressing, so rather than start crying I turned it off."emotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCausing a reduction in economic activity."The policy may have a depressing effect on some branches of industry."economyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
