depressing
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- depressingly adverb
- nondepressing adjective
- nondepressingly adverb
- undepressing adjective
Etymology
Origin of depressing
Example Sentences
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Psychiatric medication is appropriate for some mental conditions, he said, but he prefers that patients first try to fix any depressing situations in their lives.
From Los Angeles Times
"It can be very depressing. It can make you feel very down."
From BBC
Amorim did give the England Under-20 international his debut with a single appearance from the bench but repeatedly refused to use him despite depressing results.
From BBC
"It's unbelievable and depressing," she says of the backlog.
From BBC
And how can the media better reflect this reality in a way that is truthful but not depressing?
From Salon
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