Depress (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object)
  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. to lower in pitch.
verb (tr)
  1. to lower in spirits; make gloomy; deject
  2. to weaken or lower the force, vigour, or energy of
  3. to lower prices of (securities or a security market)
  4. to press or push down
  5. to lower the pitch of (a musical sound)
  6. to suppress or subjugate
Depress (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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