verb

make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected.

that first day at school depressed me

make sad,sadden,make unhappy,cast down,get down,make gloomy,make despondent,dispirit,dampen someone’s spirits,break someone’s spirit,dash someone’s hopes,dishearten,demoralize,discourage,daunt,crush,shake,desolate,make desolate,weigh down,weigh heavily on,hang over,oppress,upset,distress,grieve,haunt,harrow,cause suffering to,break someone’s heart,make someone’s heart bleed,bring tears to someone’s eyes,give someone the blues,make someone fed up,knock the stuffing out of,knock for six,knock sideways,deject