Depressing

verb

/dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ(ɡ)/

Word Frequency: 2.4

Definitions

1.verbTo press down.

"Depress the upper lever to start the machine."

2.verbTo make depressed, sad or bored.

"Winter depresses me."

3.verbTo cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.

"Lower productivity will eventually depress wages."

4.verbTo bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).

5.verbTo reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.

6.adjectiveCausing depression or sadness.

"The television news was depressing, so rather than start crying I turned it off."

7.adjectiveCausing a reduction in economic activity.

"The policy may have a depressing effect on some branches of industry."

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