depressing

2 definitions • 5 examples

making you feel unhappy and without hope for the future:

This weather is so depressing.

Her letter made depressing reading.

[ + -ing verb ] It was very depressing watching the news tonight.

[ + to infinitive ] It's depressing to think that it will soon be winter.

making you feel unhappy and without hope:

Life is depressing enough, I don’t need depressing movies.