depressed (verb)

  • 1blues — noun 1 music VERB + BLUES ▪ play, sing ▪ He plays blues on the harmonica. ▪ She sings the blues in smoky bars. BLUES + NOUN ▪ band …

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  • 2get down — verb 1. lower (one s body) as by kneeling (Freq. 3) Get down on your knees! • Hypernyms: ↑move • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s Something is ing PP …

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  • 3cast down — verb lower someone s spirits; make downhearted (Freq. 1) These news depressed her The bad state of her child s health demoralizes her • Syn: ↑depress, ↑deject, ↑get down, ↑dismay, ↑disp …

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  • 4bring down — verb 1. move something or somebody to a lower position (Freq. 3) take down the vase from the shelf • Syn: ↑lower, ↑take down, ↑let down, ↑get down • Ant: ↑raise ( …

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  • 5verbalise — verb 1. be verbose This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious • Syn: ↑verbalize • Hypernyms: ↑talk, ↑speak, ↑utter, ↑mouth, ↑verbalize …

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  • 6go into — verb 1. to come or go into (Freq. 39) the boat entered an area of shallow marshes • Syn: ↑enter, ↑come in, ↑get into, ↑get in, ↑go in, ↑move into • …

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  • 7pull down — verb 1. tear down so as to make flat with the ground (Freq. 2) The building was levelled • Syn: ↑level, ↑raze, ↑rase, ↑dismantle, ↑tear down, ↑take down …

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  • 8turn to — verb 1. speak to (Freq. 12) He addressed the crowd outside the window • Syn: ↑address • Derivationally related forms: ↑addressee (for: ↑address) …

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  • 9weigh on — verb be oppressive or disheartening to • Syn: ↑weigh down • Ant: ↑lighten (for: ↑weigh down) • Hypernyms: ↑sadden • Verb Fram …

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  • 10depress — verb 1) the news depressed him Syn: sadden, dispirit, cast down, get down, dishearten, demoralize, crush, shake, desolate, weigh down, oppress; upset, distress, grieve, haunt, harrow; informal give someone the blues …

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