depressing

adjectiveverbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ(ɡ)//
United States//dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ//

Causing depression or sadness.

adjective

1
Causing depression or sadness.
The television news was depressing, so rather than start crying I turned it off.
2
Causing a reduction in economic activity.
The policy may have a depressing effect on some branches of industry.

verb

1
Also a form of depresspresent participle and gerund of depress

Forms

comparative: more depressing
superlative: most depressing

depot · A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse.depraved · Perverted or extremely wrong in a moral sense.depressed · Unhappy; despondent.

depressing · Causing depression or sadness.

depression · A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of…Depression · Synonym of Great Depression.deprive · Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and…

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