depress

depress is a 7-letter English word with 12 senses as transitive verb, adjective, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 12 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes.
2. transitive verb. To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride.
3. transitive verb. To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were depressed.
4. transitive verb. To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc.
5. transitive verb. To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate.
6. transitive verb. To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
7. adjective. Having the middle lower than the border; concave.
8. verb. lessen the activity or force of

   "The rising inflation depressed the economy"

9. verb. press down

   "Depress the space key"

10. verb. cause to drop or sink

    "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"

    Synonyms: lower

11. verb. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

    "These news depressed her"

    "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"

    Synonyms: deject, demoralise, demoralize, dismay, dispirit

12. verb. lower (prices or markets)

    "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"

Synonyms

lower, deject, demoralise, demoralize, dismay, dispirit

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in depress:

pressed

Common word forms

depressed, depresses, depressing

Words from these letters

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