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Pronunciation / Transliteration: deprimere
"Le sue parole hanno iniziato a deprimerla."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make someone feel despondent, dejected, or gloomy.
"The gloomy weather never fails to depress him." - 2
To press downwards.
"Depress the clutch pedal before shifting gears."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin depressus, past participle of déprimere, from de- 'down' + premere 'to press'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Depress" is said worldwide
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déprimer
Transliteration: déprimer
"Cette nouvelle a tendance à le déprimer."
deprimieren
Transliteration: deprimieren
"Das schlechte Wetter kann mich deprimieren."
deprimere
Transliteration: deprimere
"Le sue parole hanno iniziato a deprimerla."
deprimir
Transliteration: deprimir
"Ver estas noticias puede deprimir a cualquiera."
deprimir
Transliteration: deprimir
"A falta de sol costuma deprimir muitas pessoas."
उदासीन करना
Transliteration: udasin karna
"यह खबर मुझे उदास कर देती है।"
使沮丧
Transliteration: shǐ jǔsàng
"阴雨天气很容易使人沮丧。"
우울하게 하다
Transliteration: uulhage hada
"그 소식은 나를 우울하게 만들었다."
落胆させる
Transliteration: rakutan saseru
"その知らせを聞いて彼女はすっかり落胆した。"
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