| verb | lower someone's spirits; make downhearted “These news depressed her” |
| verb | lower (prices or markets) “The glut of oil depressed gas prices” |
| verb | cause to drop or sink “The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir” |
| verb | press down “Depress the space key” |
| verb | lessen the activity or force of “The rising inflation depressed the economy” |
| adjective | causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy “the economic outlook is depressing” |
| depressant | adjective | capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent |
| depressant | noun | a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person |
| dejection | noun | a state of melancholy depression |
| dismay | noun | the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles |
| demoralization | noun | depression resulting from an undermining of your morale |
| demoralisation | noun | depression resulting from an undermining of your morale |
| lower | noun | the lower of two berths |
| lowering | noun | the act of causing to become less |
| depressor | noun | any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down |
| depression | noun | pushing down |
| cheerlessness | noun | a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness |
| uncheerfulness | noun | a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness |