Depressing

//dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of depress form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Causing depression or sadness.

    "The television news was depressing, so rather than start crying I turned it off."

  2. 2
    Causing a reduction in economic activity.

    "The policy may have a depressing effect on some branches of industry."

Adjective
  1. 1
    causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy wordnet

Synonyms

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bleakcheerlessdismalsaddeninggrimaffecting

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"It was all the more depressing because it was raining."

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