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
Elevated mortgage rates and home prices near record highs have depressed activity for most of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
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
This misfortune, which would have depressed most men, more or less, for the rest of their lives, had no effect on his energy or his high spirits.
From The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 by James H. Mapleson
