depressing

[US]/dɪˈpresɪŋ/
[UK]/dɪ'prɛsɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. causing sadness or low spirits
adv. in a manner that causes sadness or low spirits
n. oppression, melancholy

Example Sentences

Laundromat is really depressing.

that thought is too depressing for words.

a week of rainy, depressing weather.

the depressing urban blight that lies to the south of the city.

You paint a depressing picture of your childhood!

the mortgage rate increase will have a depressing effect on the housing market.

After the depressing events of the last few months, Mina felt that it was time to put a little joie de vivre back into their lives.

Real-world Examples

Well, most things in life are. Sober's depressing.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

It can be very, very depressing.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American October 2022 Collection

I guess calling it a depression was just too depressing.

Source: Economic Crash Course

Geez. You've managed to make picking a baby name depressing.

Source: MBTI Personality Types Guide

But I'm not in the mood for anything depressing.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

In a week it will be something really depressing...Iike a Baby Gap.

Source: Selected Electronic Love Letters

That was depressing. I just bought a pretzel...

Source: Friends Season 3

All that empty white space is depressing.

Source: Weight loss and slimming spoken English.

Get the blinds. Open the blinds. This room is depressing.

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

Alec sighed heavily, as if this scene were depressing him.

Source: Tess of the d'Urbervilles (abridged version)

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