depressing

adjective

de·​press·​ing di-ˈpre-siŋ How to pronounce depressing (audio)
dē-
: that depresses
especially : causing emotional depression
a depressing story
depressingly adverb

Examples of depressing in a Sentence

This rainy weather is depressing. He paints a depressing picture of modern life.
Recent Examples on the Web At some point during a routine seven-hour trip from his Oregon district to Washington, Representative Earl Blumenauer, 75, a Democrat who has served in Congress for almost three decades, experienced a depressing epiphany. Robert Draper, New York Times, 30 May 2024 Noem criticism What a contrast was Biden’s demoralizing, depressing, divisive speech with the uplifting, encouraging address President Obama gave the graduates at the same college in 2013. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024 Ex-employees felt that the spot did little to remove taboos or reframe periods as anything but a depressing hassle. Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 28 May 2024 The former, too tedious; the latter, too depressing. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for depressing 

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Word History

First Known Use

1629, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of depressing was in 1629

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“Depressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depressing. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.

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