To make sad or gloomy

• weigh down

  1. To act as a ballast for.
  2. (idiomatic) To be too much for someone to cope with.

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  1. To act as a ballast for.
  2. (idiomatic) To be too much for someone to cope with.

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• sadden

  1. To make or become sad.

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  1. To make or become sad.

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• oppress

  1. To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority:
  2. To cause to feel worried or depressed:
  3. To overwhelm or crush.

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  1. To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority:
  2. To cause to feel worried or depressed:
  3. To overwhelm or crush.

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• dispirit

  1. To cause to lose spirit or enthusiasm; dishearten.

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  1. To cause to lose spirit or enthusiasm; dishearten.

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• deject

  1. To lower the spirits of; dishearten.

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  1. To lower the spirits of; dishearten.

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To cause to descend

• take-down

  1. Discount from the offering price that is given to a member of an underwriting group that is selling the securities. Discount from the offering price that is given to a member of an underwriting group that is selling the securities.

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  1. Discount from the offering price that is given to a member of an underwriting group that is selling the securities. Discount from the offering price that is given to a member of an underwriting group that is selling the securities.

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• lower

  1. To look angry, sullen, or threatening.
  2. To appear dark or stormy, as the sky.
  3. A threatening, sullen, or angry look.

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  1. To look angry, sullen, or threatening.
  2. To appear dark or stormy, as the sky.
  3. A threatening, sullen, or angry look.

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• let down

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see let,"Ž down.
  2. To allow to descend.
  3. (idiomatic) To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see let,"Ž down.
  2. To allow to descend.
  3. (idiomatic) To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody

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• drop

  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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To become or make less in price or value

• write-down

  1. A downward adjustment in the value of an asset.

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  1. A downward adjustment in the value of an asset.

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• reduce

  1. To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish.
  2. To gain control of; subject or conquer:
  3. To subject to destruction:

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  1. To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish.
  2. To gain control of; subject or conquer:
  3. To subject to destruction:

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• mark down

  1. To reduce the price of.
  2. To write a memorandum about.
  3. To subtract marks (points) for an error.

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  1. To reduce the price of.
  2. To write a memorandum about.
  3. To subtract marks (points) for an error.

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• lower

  1. To look angry, sullen, or threatening.
  2. To appear dark or stormy, as the sky.
  3. A threatening, sullen, or angry look.

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  1. To look angry, sullen, or threatening.
  2. To appear dark or stormy, as the sky.
  3. A threatening, sullen, or angry look.

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• downgrade

  1. To lower the status, rank, or salary of:
  2. To minimize the importance, value, or reputation of:
  3. A descending slope, as in a road.

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  1. To lower the status, rank, or salary of:
  2. To minimize the importance, value, or reputation of:
  3. A descending slope, as in a road.

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• devalue

  1. To lessen or cancel the value of.
  2. To lower the exchange value of (a currency) by lowering its gold equivalency.
  3. To lower the exchange value of a currency by lowering its gold equivalency.

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  1. To lessen or cancel the value of.
  2. To lower the exchange value of (a currency) by lowering its gold equivalency.
  3. To lower the exchange value of a currency by lowering its gold equivalency.

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• devaluate

  1. To reduce in value.

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  1. To reduce in value.

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• depreciate

  1. To lessen the price or value of:
  2. To write off an expenditure for (a tangible asset) by prorating over a certain period, usually the estimated useful life of the asset.
  3. To think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle.

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  1. To lessen the price or value of:
  2. To write off an expenditure for (a tangible asset) by prorating over a certain period, usually the estimated useful life of the asset.
  3. To think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle.

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• cheapen

  1. To make cheap or cheaper.
  2. To lower in public estimation; debase or degrade:
  3. To become cheap or cheaper.

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  1. To make cheap or cheaper.
  2. To lower in public estimation; debase or degrade:
  3. To become cheap or cheaper.

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To bring to a lower level or state

• reduce

  1. To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish.
  2. To gain control of; subject or conquer:
  3. To subject to destruction:

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  1. To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish.
  2. To gain control of; subject or conquer:
  3. To subject to destruction:

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• squash

  1. Any of various bushy or vining plants of the genus Cucurbita, having unisexual flowers and fleshy edible fruit with a thick rind when mature.
  2. The fruit of any of these plants, eaten as a vegetable.

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  1. Any of various bushy or vining plants of the genus Cucurbita, having unisexual flowers and fleshy edible fruit with a thick rind when mature.
  2. The fruit of any of these plants, eaten as a vegetable.

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• press down

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To lower in spirits

• bum-out

  1. (slang) To cause a person to be depressed or disappointed.

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  1. (slang) To cause a person to be depressed or disappointed.

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• get-down

  1. To bring or come down; descend.
  2. To concentrate; attend.
  3. To depress; discourage; fatigue.

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  1. To bring or come down; descend.
  2. To concentrate; attend.
  3. To depress; discourage; fatigue.

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• bring down

  1. To make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power.
  2. To reduce
  3. To make something, especially something flying, fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind.

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  1. To make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power.
  2. To reduce
  3. To make something, especially something flying, fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind.

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• put-a-damper-on

  1. (idiomatic) To stop people from enjoying an activity

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  1. (idiomatic) To stop people from enjoying an activity

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• throw-cold-water-on

  1. (idiomatic, of a suggestion, idea, emotion, achievement, etc.) To belittle or dismiss; to cast doubt upon; to debunk.

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  1. (idiomatic, of a suggestion, idea, emotion, achievement, etc.) To belittle or dismiss; to cast doubt upon; to debunk.

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• make despondent

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• cast a pall upon

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• cast gloom upon

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• give an inferiority complex

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• prostrate

  1. To put or throw flat with the face down, as in submission or adoration:
  2. To cause to lie flat:
  3. To reduce to extreme weakness or incapacitation; overcome:

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  1. To put or throw flat with the face down, as in submission or adoration:
  2. To cause to lie flat:
  3. To reduce to extreme weakness or incapacitation; overcome:

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• oppress

  1. To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority:
  2. To cause to feel worried or depressed:
  3. To overwhelm or crush.

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  1. To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority:
  2. To cause to feel worried or depressed:
  3. To overwhelm or crush.

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• damp

  1. Slightly wet:
  2. Humid:
  3. Dejected; depressed.

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  1. Slightly wet:
  2. Humid:
  3. Dejected; depressed.

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• daunt

  1. To lessen the courage or resolution of; dishearten or intimidate:

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  1. To lessen the courage or resolution of; dishearten or intimidate:

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• dull

  1. Arousing little interest; lacking liveliness; boring:
  2. Not brisk or rapid; sluggish:
  3. Not having a sharp edge or point; blunt:

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  1. Arousing little interest; lacking liveliness; boring:
  2. Not brisk or rapid; sluggish:
  3. Not having a sharp edge or point; blunt:

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• chill

  1. A moderate but penetrating coldness.
  2. A sensation of coldness, often accompanied by shivering and pallor of the skin.
  3. A checking or dampening of enthusiasm, spirit, or joy:

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  1. A moderate but penetrating coldness.
  2. A sensation of coldness, often accompanied by shivering and pallor of the skin.
  3. A checking or dampening of enthusiasm, spirit, or joy:

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• beat down

  1. (of the sun or rain) to strike with great force.
  2. To haggle someone to sell at a lower price.
  3. (slang) to severely beat someone up

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  1. (of the sun or rain) to strike with great force.
  2. To haggle someone to sell at a lower price.
  3. (slang) to severely beat someone up

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• cast down

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• weigh down

  1. To act as a ballast for.
  2. (idiomatic) To be too much for someone to cope with.

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  1. To act as a ballast for.
  2. (idiomatic) To be too much for someone to cope with.

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• cow

  1. The mature female of cattle of the genus Bos.
  2. The mature female of certain other large animals, such as elephants, moose, or whales.
  3. A domesticated bovine of either sex or any age.

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  1. The mature female of cattle of the genus Bos.
  2. The mature female of certain other large animals, such as elephants, moose, or whales.
  3. A domesticated bovine of either sex or any age.

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• deject

  1. To lower the spirits of; dishearten.

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  1. To lower the spirits of; dishearten.

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• reduce to tears

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• desolate

  1. Devoid of inhabitants; deserted:
  2. Barren; lifeless:
  3. Feeling, showing, causing, or expressing sadness or loneliness.

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  1. Devoid of inhabitants; deserted:
  2. Barren; lifeless:
  3. Feeling, showing, causing, or expressing sadness or loneliness.

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• darken

  1. To make dark or darker.
  2. To give a darker hue to.
  3. To fill with sadness; make gloomy.

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  1. To make dark or darker.
  2. To give a darker hue to.
  3. To fill with sadness; make gloomy.

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• weary

  1. Physically or mentally tired.
  2. Expressive of or prompted by tiredness:
  3. Having one's interest, forbearance, or indulgence worn out:

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  1. Physically or mentally tired.
  2. Expressive of or prompted by tiredness:
  3. Having one's interest, forbearance, or indulgence worn out:

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• sadden

  1. To make or become sad.

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  1. To make or become sad.

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• mortify

  1. To cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.
  2. To discipline (one's of the body and the appetites) by self-denial or self-inflicted privation, especially for religious reasons.
  3. To practice mortification of the body and its appetites.

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  1. To cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.
  2. To discipline (one's of the body and the appetites) by self-denial or self-inflicted privation, especially for religious reasons.
  3. To practice mortification of the body and its appetites.

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• dismay

  1. To cause to lose enthusiasm or resolution; disillusion or discourage:
  2. To upset or distress:
  3. A sudden or complete loss of courage in the face of trouble or danger.

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  1. To cause to lose enthusiasm or resolution; disillusion or discourage:
  2. To upset or distress:
  3. A sudden or complete loss of courage in the face of trouble or danger.

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• discourage

  1. To deprive of confidence, hope, or spirit:
  2. To dissuade or deter (someone) from doing something:
  3. To try to prevent by expressing disapproval or raising objections:

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  1. To deprive of confidence, hope, or spirit:
  2. To dissuade or deter (someone) from doing something:
  3. To try to prevent by expressing disapproval or raising objections:

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• dishearten

  1. To cause to lose hope or enthusiasm; dispirit.

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  1. To cause to lose hope or enthusiasm; dispirit.

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• dampen

  1. To make damp.
  2. To deaden, restrain, or depress:
  3. To soundproof.

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  1. To make damp.
  2. To deaden, restrain, or depress:
  3. To soundproof.

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• dispirit

  1. To cause to lose spirit or enthusiasm; dishearten.

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  1. To cause to lose spirit or enthusiasm; dishearten.

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