depressing

CEFRB1

/dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ(ɡ)/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Making people feel sad, hopeless, or unhappy.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Causing a reduction in economic activity.

Examples

  • For some reason it looks to be turning out to be a depressing week.

  • It was all the more depressing because it was raining.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. present participle and gerund of depress

  2. Causing depression or sadness.

More examples

In context

  • The policy may have a depressing effect on some branches of industry.

  • The television news was depressing, so rather than start crying I turned it off.

Synonyms

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The constant rain created a blank atmosphere in the small town.

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