depressing
adjective
- bring or bringing down (in mood or activity), blue, feeling down, sad
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ(ɡ)/ / /dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ/
adj
- Causing depression or sadness.
“The television news was depressing, so rather than start crying I turned it off.”
- Causing a reduction in economic activity.
“The policy may have a depressing effect on some branches of industry.”
verb
- present participle and gerund of depress