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depressing

adjective

  1. bring or bringing down (in mood or activity), blue, feeling down, sad
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ(ɡ)/ / /dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ/

adj

  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. present participle and gerund of depress