US /dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ/ UK /dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ(ɡ)/
adj verb Freq #7377

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Making you feel sad and without hope.

    The news about the floods was really depressing.

  2. 2
    adj

    Causing a fall in economic activity.

    The new tax could have a depressing effect on small businesses.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · making you feel sad and... cheerlessbleakdismal
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Word family
Forms depressingly
Derived forms depressinglydepressingnesssuperdepressingundepressing

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