depressing
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- depressingly adverb
- nondepressing adjective
- nondepressingly adverb
- undepressing adjective
Etymology
Origin of depressing
Example Sentences
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Both are mired in a cyclical downturn, which is depressing earnings, and both have paid out more in dividends than the free cash flow they generated over the past 12 months.
From Barron's
Finally, the rising use of artificial intelligence might be depressing the need for more employees.
From MarketWatch
Finally, the rising use of artificial intelligence might be depressing the need for more employees.
From MarketWatch
Next year, we’re likely to hear a lot of management commentary on how memory shortages are increasing costs and depressing sales.
From Barron's
After graduation, I attended community college, but it was a depressing extension of high school.
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