What is another word for depress ?

To make emotionally sad or depressed

knock the stuffing out of

bring tears to your eyes

give someone the blues

keep under

knock for six

make desolate

hang over

harsh someone's mellow

knock sideways

bear down

make one's heart bleed

make someone fed up

pour cold water on

throw cold water on

break someone's spirit

dampen spirits

dash hopes

break someone's heart

make someone's heart bleed

dampen someone's spirit

take the heart out of

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“Make a habit of rejecting those thoughts that depress you.”

Verb

To push steadily downward or against with some force

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“If you're using a touchpad or trackball mouse, use your thumb to depress the button to the left of the pad or ball.”

Verb

To diminish the price, value or amount of

ax^US

axe^UK

minimize^US

minimise^UK

tranquilize^US

amortise^UK

amortize^US

desensitize^US

desensitise^UK

cauterize^US

cauterise^UK

anesthetize^US

succor^US

succour^UK

take the sting out of

lose its effectiveness

stabilize^US

liberalize^US

liberalise^UK

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

stabilise^UK

decrease in importance

pale into insignificance

make something bearable

bring aid

take load off

become less dense

become less in number

become less numerous

clear out

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“A rumor of pollution on the local beach is enough to depress the market value of all of the hotels in town.”

Verb

To inhibit or slow down

“It was prudent to maintain their footing with firmness, and to throw aside every weight having a tendency to depress their progress.”

Verb

To fill with distress or alarm

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

appal^UK

appall^US

knock the stuffing out of

fill with consternation

give someone the blues

tantalise^UK

tantalize^US

dampen the spirits of

take the wind out of your sails

knock the wind out of

weigh heavily on one's mind

mess with someone's head

shatter the illusions of

burst bubble

devitalize

dampen someone's hopes

send chills down the spine of

scare to death

scare the pants off

fill with fear

make one's hair stand on end

scare the bejesus out of

scare stiff

frighten to death

frighten the living daylights out of

throw into a panic

scare someone out of their wits

scare the living daylights out of

throw into a blue funk

make one's blood run cold

put the fear of God into

make one's flesh creep

put someone off their stroke

turn on

chill to the bone

scare witless

give someone goose pimples

freeze your blood

get the wind up

throw into a fright

make someone jump out of their skin

inspire panic in

strike terror in

frighten out of your wits

scare the pants off of

set someone back on their heels

pull the rug from under

flip out

fire up

wind up

pull the rug out from under

make someone jump out of his skin

rock the boat

hurt somebody's feelings

give someone a fright

flap

give someone the heebie-jeebies

scare someone half to death

frighten the life out of

scare the life out of

frighten someone out of their wits

scare the hell out of

send into a cold sweat

strike fear into

make someone shake in their shoes

scare the daylights out of

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Verb

To form a deep recess or notch in a line or surface

make an indentation in

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Verb

be a thorn in someone's side

To make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters

give someone the hump

be a pain in the neck

give a bad time

mix up

hurt somebody's feelings

exhaust someone's patience

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

put someone's nose out of joint

tread on someone's toes

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Verb

To cause to become physically weaker

immobilise^UK

immobilize^US

bring someone to their knees

remove the sting from

confine to a wheelchair

hospitalise^UK

hospitalize^US

wear oneself to a shadow

wear yourself out

wear oneself to a frazzle

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

jeopardize^US

pull the rug out from under

jeopardise^UK

drive a nail into the coffin of

be deleterious to

be disadvantageous to

minimize^US

minimise^UK

put out of commission

throw a monkey wrench into

bastardize^US

bring to a screeching halt

prevent from moving

bring to a standstill

throw monkey wrench in

bastardise^UK

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Verb

take a turn for the worse

To decline or deteriorate in state

be the worse for wear

moulder^UK

molder^US

fall apart at the seams

appear in a poor light

be at disadvantage

be damaged

be impaired

be shown to disadvantage

come apart at the seams

be giving up the ghost

have one foot in the grave

be at death's door

be breathing one's last

mold^US

mould^UK

oxidize^US

discolor^US

discolour^UK

oxidise^UK

bastardize^US

bastardise^UK

go down the primrose path

leave the straight and narrow

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Verb

To be detrimental to

destabilise^UK

destabilize^US

jeopardise^UK

jeopardize^US

put out of commission

throw a monkey wrench into

vandalize^US

vandalise^UK

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

drive a nail into the coffin of

hospitalize^US

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

hospitalise^UK

be disadvantageous to

waste

be deleterious to

violate

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

have a negative effect on

bastardize^US

color^US

colour^UK

pull the rug out from under

be a blot on the landscape

cause the sacrifice of

bastardise^UK

discolour^UK

discolor^US

rain on someone's parade

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

immobilize^US

scandalize^US

immobilise^UK

confine to a wheelchair

scandalise^UK

drag through the mire

throw a spanner in the works

pulverize^US

pulverise^UK

vaporize^US

vaporise^UK

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

bring about the downfall of

moonlight requisition

burglarize^US

burglarise^UK

neutralize^US

bring a note of sadness to

neutralise^UK

throw monkey wrench in

cancel out

render ineffective

work against

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