depressing
Pronunciation:
/dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ(ɡ)//dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ/verb
Definitions
To press down.
Example: Depress the upper lever to start the machine.
To make depressed, sad or bored.
Example: Winter depresses me.
To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
Example: Lower productivity will eventually depress wages.
To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
adjective
Definitions
Causing depression or sadness.
Example: The television news was depressing, so rather than start crying I turned it off.
Causing a reduction in economic activity.
Example: The policy may have a depressing effect on some branches of industry.