Depressing (Adjective)
Meaning
Causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; "the economic outlook is depressing"; "something cheerless about the room"; "a moody and uncheerful person"; "an uncheerful place".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The news about the company's bankruptcy was depressing to all the employees who would soon be out of a job.
- The grey and rainy weather outside was depressing and made me want to stay in bed all day.
- The doctor's diagnosis was depressing, and the patient felt hopeless about her future.
- The empty and rundown house had a depressing atmosphere that made me feel sad and melancholic.
- The thought of being alone on Christmas was depressing, so I decided to volunteer at a local soup kitchen to lift my spirits.