depressing Definition

depress
verb depressed, depressing

1. To make someone sad and gloomy.

Thesaurus: discourage, dishearten, dispirit, dampen, deject, daunt; Antonym: cheer.
2. formal
To make (prices, etc) lower.
Thesaurus: lower, flatten, squash, level, settle.
3. formal
To press down.
4. To reduce the energy or power of something: to weaken something.

Etymology: 16c; 14c, meaning ‘to overcome, to vanquish': from French depresser.

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depressing
adj

1. Causing low spirits.

Derivative: depressingly
adverb