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Definition of depressing - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
sadness or hopemaking people feel sad or lose hope
- The news was so depressing that I couldn't smile.
2.
businessTECH. causing a reduction in economic activityTECH.
- The recession had a depressing effect on the market.
Expressions with depressing
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thought that makes you feel sad or hopeless
The news of the accident was a depressing thought.
cause sadness or disappointment when someone reads it
The report makes depressing reading for the team.
numerical data causing sadness when reviewed
These figures make depressing reading for the company's annual report.
Origin of depressing
Latin, deprimere (press down)
Terms with depressing included in their meaning
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dark place
not very illuminated, dim and depressing
emotion
gloomy or depressing
emotion
in a gloomy or depressing way
emotion
create a depressing atmosphere
dreary
depressing in appearance or atmosphere
emotion
negative or depressing experience
dark setting
depressing or melancholic atmosphere
emotion
event or situation that feels sad or depressing
emotion
in a very dull or depressing manner
atmosphere
creating a sad or depressing atmosphere
gloomy atmosphere
depressing feeling that covers a place like a cloud
emotion
more depressing or without hope
create gloom
create a gloomy or depressing atmosphere
emotion
dull and depressing, often for places or weather
negative data
cause information to appear gloomy or depressing when interpreted
mood
metaphor for gloomy or depressing atmosphere
emotion
most depressing or hopeless
poetry
bleak and depressing, often in a poetic sense
mood
atmosphere that feels depressing and dark
mood gloom
seem gloomy or depressing in mood or atmosphere
Examples of depressing in a sentence
His final exam results were so depressing they discouraged even the study group. The new tax policy is depressing for small businesses. High interest rates are depressing the housing market.
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- French:déprimant, ralentissant, ...
- German:deprimierend, dämpfend, ...
- Italian:deprimente, recessivo, ...
- Spanish:deprimente, depresivo, ...
- Portuguese:deprimente, contracionista, ...
- Chinese:令人沮丧, 抑制经济的, ...
- Japanese:憂鬱な, 抑圧的な, ...
- Arabic:مُحْبِط, مُثَبِّط, ...
- Hebrew:מְדַכֵּא, מַדְכֵּא, ...
- Russian:удручающий, угнетающий, ...
- Ukrainian:гнітючий, ...
- Hindi:निराशाजनक, अवसादकारी, ...
Definition of depress - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
emotional statemake someone feel sad or downhearted
- The gloomy weather depresses me.
2.
button usepress down on something
- He depresses the button to start the machine.
3.
businessTECH. cause a decrease in economic activityTECH.
- High taxes can depress the economy.
4.
signal strengthRare reduce the intensity or force of somethingRare
- The medication depresses the nervous system.
5.
musicTECH. lower the pitch of a musical soundTECH.
- She depresses the piano key softly.
Origin of depress
Latin, deprimere (to press down)
Examples of depress in a sentence
Losing the match seemed to depress the entire team. Depress the lever to open the hatch. He had to depress the pedal to accelerate. New regulations might depress local businesses. A recession can depress consumer spending. The engineer depresses the pressure in the system.
Cooling the engine depresses its thermal output. He depresses the guitar string to change the note. To depress the sound, adjust the tuning peg.
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- French:déprimer, appuyer, ...
- German:deprimieren, drücken, ...
- Italian:deprimere, premere, ...
- Spanish:deprimir, presionar, ...
- Portuguese:deprimir, pressionar, ...
- Chinese:使沮丧, 按下, ...
- Japanese:落ち込ませる, 押す, ...
- Arabic:أَحْزَنَ, ضَغَطَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְדַכֵּא, לִלְחוֹץ, ...
- Russian:угнетать, нажимать, ...
- Ukrainian:пригнічувати, натискати, ...
- Hindi:उदास करना, दबाना, ...
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