depressing

adjective

de·press·ing di-ˈpre-siŋ

dē-

: that depresses

especially : causing emotional depression

a depressing story

depressingly

di-ˈpre-siŋ-lē

dē-

adverb

Example Sentences

This rainy weather is depressing. He paints a depressing picture of modern life.

Recent Examples on the Web His ability to stay one step ahead of the law is depressing.

Staff Writer Follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022 The folly would be more enjoyable if the context wasn’t so depressing.

Scott Bryan, Variety, 20 Oct. 2022 Because a game like this can be depressing for Cleveland fans.

Terry Pluto, cleveland, 11 Oct. 2022 All the top players will be missed, but Dallas coach Jason Kidd tried to put a positive spin on the depressing news.

Brian Mahoney, ajc, 24 Dec. 2021 While Carrie struggles to process the letter's words, Stanford's husband Anthony Marentino (Mario Cantone) shows up to offer a little more insight — and break some depressing news of his own.

Andrea Towers, EW.com, 23 Dec. 2021 This is the depressing new norm in genre television.

Darren Franich, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2022 Perhaps the players, like many others, have become exhausted by the depressing drumbeat of scandal.

Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2022 Studies have shown that early in-person voting and mail voting could help counteract the depressing effects that bad weather could have on voter turnout.

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