depress

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English depressen, from Old French depresser, from Latin dēpressus, perfect participle of dēprimō (“to press down, to weigh down”), from dē- (“off, away, down, out”) +‎ premō (“to press”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɪˈpɹɛs/ Rhymes: -ɛs === Verb === depress (third-person singular simple present depresses, present participle depressing, simple past and past participle depressed) To press down. Synonyms: downbear, squash To make depressed, sad or bored. Synonyms: deject, get down; see also Thesaurus:sadden Antonym: cheer up (economics) To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy. To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.). Synonyms: cut down to size, humiliate, put someone in their place; see also Thesaurus:demean (mathematics) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree. ==== Usage notes ==== There is sometimes confusion about whether "depress a button" means to press down on it or to release it (decrease the pressure). The prefix de- can mean "reverse", "undo", "downward", or "intensify". ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “depress”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “depress”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === pressed, spersed == Maltese == === Alternative forms === dipress === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian depresso. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɛpˈrɛs/ Rhymes: -ɛs === Adjective === depress (feminine singular depressa, plural depressi) depressed ==== Related terms ====