depriment
See also: dépriment
English
Etymology
From Latin dēprimēns, present participle of dēprimō. See depress.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛpɹɪmənt/
Adjective
depriment (comparative more depriment, superlative most depriment)
- (archaic) Serving to depress (force or push down).
- 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:
- Depriment muscles.
References
- “depriment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [də.pɾiˈmen]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [də.pɾiˈment]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [de.pɾiˈment]
Audio (Barcelona): (file) - Rhymes: -en(t)
Noun
depriment m (plural depriments, feminine depriment, feminine plural depriments)
- depressing
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Further reading
- “depriment”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Latin
Verb
dēpriment
- third-person plural future active indicative of dēprimō