Hyphenation of depress

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word depress? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

de-press

Definitions of depress:

1.	Lower someone's spirits Make downhearted These news depressed her The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
2.	Lower (prices or markets) The glut of oil depressed gas prices
3.	Cause to drop or sink The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir
4.	Press down Depress the space key
5.	Lessen the activity or force of The rising inflation depressed the economy

Synonyms of depress:

verb	deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise, discourage
verb	lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down
verb	lower, change, alter, modify
verb	press down, move, displace
verb	weaken

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