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Learn the meaning of depressing with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.
depressing
(adjective)
depressing
(adjective)
Meaning
causing a feeling of sadness
Example
"The news was so depressing that it affected everyone's mood."
Synonyms
sadgloomydismal
Antonyms
upliftingcheerful
More about this word
Word origin
From Latin 'deprimere', meaning to press down.
Related word forms
verb: depress
noun: depression
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