# depressing

Pronunciation: say "di-PRES-ing" US /dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ/, UK /dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ(ɡ)/

## Adjective

1. Causing sadness, gloom, or a sense of hopelessness in those exposed to it.
   - Simple: Making someone feel sad and without hope.
   - _The endless stream of bad headlines became genuinely depressing._
   - _She found the empty, run-down neighborhood deeply depressing._
3. Causing a reduction in the overall level of economic activity.
   - Simple: Making business and spending in an area slow down.
   - _Analysts described the import tariffs as depressing for the manufacturing sector._
   - _Rising borrowing costs proved depressing to consumer demand throughout the year._

## Verb

2. Present participle of depress. — present participle and gerund of depress
   - Simple: Present participle of depress. Use this form for the action as it is happening, or as a noun for the action itself.
   - _Repeated layoffs were depressing the entire region's confidence._
   - _By depressing the lever, she opened the trapdoor below._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/depressing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).