Depress and Delight

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Depress verb - To make sad.

Usage example: the thought of once again failing the bar exam depressed me

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Delight is an antonym for depress in deject topic.

Delight verb - To feel or express joy or triumph.

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Depress is an antonym for delight in make happy topic.

audience	depress audience	delight audience
humans	depress humans	delight humans

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