Dispiriting vs Depress - What's the difference?
dispiriting | depress |
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 dispiriting and depress
is that dispiriting is while depress is to press down.As an adjective dispiriting
is lowering the morale of; making despondent or depressive; disheartening.depress
English
Verb
(es)- Depress the upper lever to start the machine.
- Winter depresses me.
- Lower productivity will eventually depress wages.