depriment

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/ˈdɛpɹɪmənt/

adjective

Serving to depress (force or push down).

OriginLatin dēprimēns →
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Meanings

adjectivedepriment (comparative more depriment, superlative most depriment)

comparative more depriment · superlative most depriment

  1. archaicServing to depress (force or push down).

    Depriment muscles.

    1713, W[illiam] Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. […], London: […] W[illiam] Innys, […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latindēprimēns
  2. Englishdepriment

From Latin dēprimēns, present participle of dēprimō. See depress.

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APA

depriment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depriment

MLA

“depriment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depriment. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depriment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depriment.

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