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de⋅press⋅ing

  [di-pres-ing]
–adjective
serving to depress; inducing a state of depression: depressing news.
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Origin:
1780–90; depress + -ing 2

Related forms:
de⋅press⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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de⋅press

  [di-pres]
–verb (used with object)
1. to make sad or gloomy; lower in spirits; deject; dispirit.
2. to lower in force, vigor, activity, etc.; weaken; make dull.
3. to lower in amount or value.
4. to put into a lower position: to depress the muzzle of a gun.
5. to press down.
6. Music. to lower in pitch.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME depressen < AF, OF depresser < L dēpressus pressed down (ptp. of dēprimere, equiv. to de- de- + -primere, comb. form of premere to press); see pressure

Related forms:
de⋅press⋅i⋅ble, adjective
de⋅press⋅i⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun

Synonyms:
1. dishearten, discourage, sadden. See oppress. 3. devalue, cheapen.

Antonyms:
4. raise, elevate.
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de·press   (dĭ-prěs')   
tr.v.   de·pressed, de·press·ing, de·press·es

  1. To lower in spirits; deject.

    1. To cause to drop or sink; lower: The drought depressed the water level in the reservoirs.

    2. To press down: Depress the space bar on a typewriter.

  3. To lessen the activity or force of; weaken: feared that rising inflation would further depress the economy.

  4. To lower prices in (a financial market).


[Middle English depressen, to push down, from Old French depresser, from Latin dēprimere, dēpress- : dē-, de- + premere, to press; see per-4 in Indo-European roots.]
de·press'i·ble adj.
de·press·ing   (dĭ-prěs'ĭng)   
adj.  

  1. Causing especially emotional depression.

  2. Dismal; dreary: a week of rainy, depressing weather.

de·press'ing·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

depress 
c.1325, from O.Fr. depresser, from L.L. depressare, freq. of L. deprimere "press down," from de- "down" + premere "to press" (see press (v.1)). Economic sense of depression is 1793, given a specific application in 1934 to the one that began worldwide in 1929; sense of "state of dejection" is c.1425; adopted 1905 as a clinical term in psychology. Depressant "sedative" is first attested 1876.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·press
Pronunciation: di-'pres
Function: transitive verb
1 : to diminish the activity, strength, or yield of depress irritability of the heart muscle by the use of such a drug as procaine>
2 : to lower in spirit or mood
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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depress de·press (dĭ-prěs')
v.

  1. To lower in spirits; deject.

  2. To cause to drop or sink; lower.

  3. To press down.

  4. To lessen the activity or force of something.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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