depress

Meanings

• lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
  • "These news depressed her"
• lower (prices or markets)
  • "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"
• cause to drop or sink
  • "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
• press down
  • "Depress the space key"
• lessen the activity or force of
  • "The rising inflation depressed the economy"

Synonyms

cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, dismay, dispirit, get down, lower, press down