depress
verb (used with object)
to make sad or gloomy; lower in spirits; deject; dispirit.
have depressed
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present perfectof depress.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He tamped down concerns over a looming multibillion-dollar deficit, immigration raids that have depressed attendance and enrollment and the sudden change in leadership that left him in charge of the nation’s second-largest school system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Soaring home prices, together with other factors like elevated mortgage rates, have depressed the housing market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
High interest rates have depressed demand for products.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
They have depressed consumer confidence, despite a growing economy and low unemployment.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
"Now, tell me as your doctor, whether or not the circumstances connected with that interruption of your love-affair have depressed you—have made you not care much about living?"
From The Faith Doctor A Story of New York by Edward Eggleston
