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depressing

adjective

causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
D
Ends with
G
Contains
EP
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
B1

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Pronunciation

dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ(ɡ)

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

    “the economic outlook is depressing”

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Example Sentences

the economic outlook is depressing
something cheerless about the room
a moody and uncheerful person
an uncheerful place

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