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depress

lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

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Six example sentences with depress, each labelled with its topic.

  • Missing three weeks with a sprained ankle depressed him more than the injury itself, and he skipped the gym entirely.

    Fitness

  • Losing the same boss fight eleven nights running depressed the whole squad, and two members stopped logging in.

    Gaming

  • The narrator admits that gray November afternoons depress her, though a single hour of sun restores her mood completely.

    Literature

  • An eleven-game losing streak can depress even a veteran locker room, and by February nobody was joking at practice.

    Basketball

  • The bleak ending depressed the test audience so badly that the studio shot a hopeful final scene in one afternoon.

    Movies

  • One study suggested that an hour of scrolling through strangers' vacation photos can depress a viewer's mood for the rest of the evening.

    Psychology

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