Demoralize vs Depress - What's the difference?
demoralize | depress |
(American spelling) To destroy morale; to dishearten.
To press down.
To make depressed, sad or bored.
To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
(math) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
As verbs the difference between demoralize and depress
is that demoralize is (american spelling) to destroy morale; to dishearten while depress is to press down.demoralize
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Alternative forms
* (UK) demoraliseVerb
(demoraliz)depress
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Verb
(es)- Depress the upper lever to start the machine.
- Winter depresses me.
- Lower productivity will eventually depress wages.