depress

English Thesaurus

1. lessen the activity or force of (verb.change)

hypernym	:	weaken,
definition	:	lessen the strength of (verb.change)

2. press down (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	displace, move,
definition	:	cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion)

3. cause to drop or sink (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	alter, change, modify,
definition	:	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)

4. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted (verb.emotion)

hypernym	:	discourage,
definition	:	deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged (verb.emotion)

hyponym	:	chill,
definition	:	depress or discourage (verb.emotion)

5. lower (prices or markets) (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down,
definition	:	move something or somebody to a lower position (verb.motion)

6. press down (verb.contact)

derivation	:	depression,
definition	:	pushing down (noun.act)

derivation	:	depressor,
definition	:	a device used by physician to press a part down or aside (noun.artifact)

7. cause to drop or sink (verb.contact)

derivation	:	lowering,
definition	:	the act of causing to become less (noun.act)

derivation	:	lower, lower berth,
definition	:	the lower of two berths (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	depressor, depressor muscle,
definition	:	any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down (noun.body)

8. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted (verb.emotion)

antonym	:	elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift,
definition	:	fill with high spirits; fill with optimism (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	depressant, downer, sedative, sedative drug,
definition	:	a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	demoralisation, demoralization,
definition	:	depression resulting from an undermining of your morale (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	discouragement, disheartenment, dismay,
definition	:	the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	dejection,
definition	:	a state of melancholy depression (noun.state)

derivation	:	depressant,
definition	:	capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent (adj.all)

9. press down (verb.contact)

derivation	:	depression,
definition	:	pushing down (noun.act)

derivation	:	depressor,
definition	:	a device used by physician to press a part down or aside (noun.artifact)

10. cause to drop or sink (verb.contact)

derivation	:	lowering,
definition	:	the act of causing to become less (noun.act)

derivation	:	lower, lower berth,
definition	:	the lower of two berths (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	depressor, depressor muscle,
definition	:	any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down (noun.body)

11. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted (verb.emotion)

antonym	:	elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift,
definition	:	fill with high spirits; fill with optimism (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	depressant, downer, sedative, sedative drug,
definition	:	a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	demoralisation, demoralization,
definition	:	depression resulting from an undermining of your morale (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	discouragement, disheartenment, dismay,
definition	:	the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	dejection,
definition	:	a state of melancholy depression (noun.state)

derivation	:	depressant,
definition	:	capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent (adj.all)