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Depress vs Disheartening - What's the difference?

depress | disheartening |

As verbs the difference between depress and disheartening

is that depress is to press down while disheartening is .

As an adjective disheartening is

causing to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy; scare; discourage.

depress

English

Verb

(es)
  • To press down.
  • Depress the upper lever to start the machine.
  • To make depressed, sad or bored.
  • Winter depresses me.
  • To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
  • Lower productivity will eventually depress wages.
  • To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
  • (math) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
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    disheartening

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy; scare; discourage.
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