depressing

1. 1
   adjective

   Making someone feel sad and without hope.

   Like a cloudy day that makes you want to stay in bed.

   The gray, rainy weather felt depressing after weeks of clouds.

   It was a depressing movie that left everyone quiet on the way home.

   Similarsad, distressing, unpleasant, upsetting, saddening

   Oppositecheerful, uplifting, heartening, encouraging

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2. 2
   verb

   Present participle of depress. Use this form for the action as it is happening, or as a noun for the action itself.

   The gloomy news kept depressing her all week.

   He worried that cutting wages was depressing morale across the team.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Making business and spending in an area slow down.

   Like a brake that slowly takes the speed out of a moving car.

   Higher prices had a depressing effect on local shopping.

   Experts called the new tax a depressing influence on small businesses.

   Similardamaging, harmful, detrimental

   Oppositestimulating

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