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de·prav·i·ty noun 1 : a corrupt act or practice

2 : the quality or state of being depraved

Synonyms

[1] corruption, debasement, debauchery, decadence, degeneracy, degeneration, degradation, demoralization, dissipation, dissoluteness, perversion—more at CORRUPTION

[1] immorality, iniquity, licentiousness, sin, vice—more at VICE

[2] atrociousness, atrocity, enormity, heinousness, monstrosity, vileness, wickedness—more at ENORMITY

dep·re·cate verb -cat·ed; -cat·ing [ORIGIN: L deprecari to avert by prayer, fr. precari to pray]

1 : to express disapproval of

2 : to speak slightingly of : BELITTLE

Synonyms

[1] disapprove, discountenance, disfavor, dislike, frown, reprove

[2] belittle, cry down, decry, depreciate, diminish, discount, disparage, minimize, put down, write off—more at DECRY

dep·re·ca·tion noun : an act of deprecating

Synonyms

disapproval, disfavor, dislike, displeasure—more at DISAPPROVAL

dep·re·ca·to·ry adjective 1 : APOLOGETIC

2 : serving to deprecate : DISAPPROVING

de·pre·ci·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing [ORIGIN: ME, fr. LL depreciatus, pp. of depretiare, fr. L pretium price]

1 : to speak slightingly of : DISPARAGE

2 : to lessen in price or value

Synonyms

cheapen, depress, mark down, write off; also underrate, undervalue; abate, abridge, compress, contract, de-escalate, deflate, diminish, dwindle, lessen, lower, moderate, reduce, shrink

Antonyms

appreciate, mark up

de·pre·ci·a·tion noun : the act of reducing in value or esteem

Synonyms

deprecation, detraction, disparagement, put-down; also aspersion, backbiting, defamation, libel, slander, vilification; derision, mockery, ridicule; abuse, invective, vituperation; censure, denunciation

Antonyms

aggrandizement, ennoblement, exaltation, glorification, magnification

dep·re·da·tion noun : a laying waste or plundering

— dep·re·date verb

de·press verb 1 : to press down : cause to sink to a lower position

2 : to lessen the activity or force of

3 : to make sad : SADDEN

4 : to lessen in price or value

— de·pres·sor noun

Synonyms

[1] bear, press, shove, weigh—more at PRESS

[3] burden, oppress, sadden; also ail, distress, trouble; afflict, torment, torture; discourage, dishearten, dispirit; bother, disturb, disquiet, perturb, upset

Antonyms

brighten, buoy, cheer, gladden

[4] cheapen, depreciate, mark down, write off—more at DEPRECIATE

de·pres·sant noun : one that depresses; especially : a chemical substance (as a drug) that reduces bodily functional activity

— depressant adjective

de·pressed adjective 1 : low in spirits; also : affected with psychological depression

2 : having the central part lower than the margin

3 : suffering from economic depression

Synonyms

[1] bad, blue, down, gloomy, glum, low, melancholy, miserable, mournful, sad, sorrowful, sorry, unhappy

[2] concave, hollow, sunken—more at HOLLOW

de·press·ing adjective : that depresses; especially : causing emotional depression

Synonyms

black, bleak, dark, desolate, dismal, dreary, funereal, gloomy, glum, gray, miserable, murky, sepulchral, somber, sullen, wretched—more at GLOOMY

de·pres·sion noun 1 : an act of depressing : a state of being depressed

2 : a pressing down : LOWERING

3 : a state of feeling sad

4 : a psychological disorder marked esp. by sadness, inactivity, difficulty in thinking and concentration, and feelings of dejection

5 : a depressed area or part

6 : a period of low general economic activity with widespread unemployment

Synonyms

[3] blues, dejection, desolation, despondency, doldrums, dumps, forlornness, gloom, heartsickness, melancholy, sadness—more at SADNESS

[5] cavity, concavity, dent, hole, hollow, indentation, pit, recess—more at HOLE

1depressive adjective 1 : tending to depress

2 : characterized or affected by psychological depression

2depressive noun : a person affected with or prone to psychological depression

de·pres·sur·ize verb : to release pressure from

dep·ri·va·tion noun 1 : an act or instance of depriving :