- Causing especially emotional depression.
- Dismal; dreary: a week of rainy, depressing weather.
depressing
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de·press·ing (dĭ-prĕs'ĭng)  |
| Thesaurus: depressing |
adjective
- Tending to cause sadness or low spirits: blue, cheerless, dismal, dispiriting, gloomy, joyless, melancholy, sad. See happy/unhappy.
| Antonyms: depressing |
adj
Definition: discouraging, upsetting
Antonyms: cheering, encouraging, happy
| WordNet: depressing |
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The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
causing dejection
Synonyms: blue, dark, disconsolate, dismal, dispiriting, gloomy, grim
Meaning #2:
causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom
Synonyms: depressive, gloomy, saddening
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