Word

depress, v.
(depressed, depresses, depressing)
freq. cnt. 4

lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

cast down deject demoralise demoralize depress dismay dispirit get down

sample sentences

"These news depressed her"
"The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

depressant depressant

antonym

elate

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dejection

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dismay

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

demoralization

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

demoralisation

semantic pointers

hypernym

discourage

hyponym

chill

lower (prices or markets)
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

depress

sample sentences

"The glut of oil depressed gas prices"

verb frames

Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

lower, let down, take down, bring down, get down

lessen the activity or force of
<verb.change>

depress

sample sentences

"The rising inflation depressed the economy"

verb frames

Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

weaken

press down
<verb.contact>

depress press down

sample sentences

"Depress the space key"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

depression depressor

semantic pointers

hypernym

move, displace

cause to drop or sink
<verb.contact>

depress lower

sample sentences

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

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lowering lower

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

depressor

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify