depressing
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- depressingly adverb
- nondepressing adjective
- nondepressingly adverb
- undepressing adjective
Etymology
Origin of depressing
Example Sentences
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It is a thoroughly depressing and bleak conclusion to what is so often depicted as a time of expectation, of excitement even, and hope.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Seibert, who learned to code at age 12, said he’s found the transition depressing at times because a skill he’s spent his life perfecting is “just gone. It’s not needed anymore.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
True, but the glumness of said world is central to Hoover’s zeitgeisty appeal — a point she underlines a few beats later, Kenna insisting that the radio only ever plays depressing songs.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
"This study is probably the most depressing project I've been involved with in my entire life," Amaral said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
Like, somehow that had become the depressing catchphrase of our friendship.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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