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depressing
Variant of depress
depress
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de·press (dē pres′, di-)
transitive verb
- to press down; push or pull down; lower
- to lower in spirits; make gloomy; discourage; sadden
- to decrease the force or activity of; weaken
- to lower in value, price, or amount
- Obsolete to suppress
- Music to lower the pitch of
Etymology: ME depressen < OFr depresser < L depressus, pp. of deprimere, to press down, sink < de-, down + premere, to press
Related Forms:
- depressing de·press′·ing adjective
- depressingly de·press′·ingly adverb
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