depressing Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
   depress; dispirit; dismay; deject; demoralise; get down; cast down; demoralize.
   
   • These news depressed her
   • The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
2. verb lower (prices or markets)
   depress.
   
   • The glut of oil depressed gas prices
3. verb cause to drop or sink
   depress; lower.
   
   • The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir
4. verb press down
   depress; press down.
   
   • Depress the space key
5. verb lessen the activity or force of
   depress.
   
   • The rising inflation depressed the economy
6. adjective causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
   cheerless; uncheerful.
   
   • the economic outlook is depressing
   • something cheerless about the room
   • a moody and uncheerful person
   • an uncheerful place

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