English Explanatory Dictionary

depressing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Causing depression or sadness.
  2. Causing a reduction in economic activity.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of depress

Pronunciation

/dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ(ɡ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-depressing.wav /dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ/

Word forms

depressing more depressing most depressing

Synonyms

grim distressing saddening unpleasant atrabiliary atrabilious deplorable depressing grievous heartbreaking heartrending miserable lamentable lachrymable mournful regrettable rueful sad sorrowful tragic unhappy upsetting woebegone woeful cheerless comfortless bleak dark morose desolate dire disconsolate dismal doleful dolesome drear drearisome dreary dreich forlorn gayless gray gloomsome gloomy joyless lack-laughter lugubrious melancholy mirthless no joke saturnine solemn somber sombre spiritless sullen sunless uncheerful uncheery unmerry

Derived words

depressingly depressingness superdepressing undepressing
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