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Definition of depressing adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

depressing

adjective
 
 
/dɪˈpresɪŋ/
 
/dɪˈpresɪŋ/
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  1. making you feel very sad and without enthusiasm
    • a depressing sight/thought/experience
    • Looking for a job these days can be very depressing.
    • These findings make very depressing reading.
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    • I find politics profoundly depressing: none of the parties appeals to me.
    • We found it a deeply depressing experience.
    • The problem seems to recur with depressing regularity.
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    • be
    • become
    • get
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
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