Depressing
/dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of depress form-of, gerund, participle, present
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."
Adjective
- 1 causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"It was all the more depressing because it was raining."