Depress vs Downturn - What's the difference?
depress | downturn |
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 a verb depress
is (move_downward)To press down.As a noun downturn is
a downward trend, or the beginnings of one; a decline.depress
English
Verb
(es)- Depress the upper lever to start the machine.
- Winter depresses me.
- Lower productivity will eventually depress wages.
