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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•press•ing /dɪˈprɛsɪŋ/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. causing gloominess or a lowering of spirits:depressing news about the economy.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•press•ing  (di pres′ing),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. serving to depress;
    inducing a state of depression:depressing news.
  • depress + -ing2 1780–90
de•press′ing•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
depressing /dɪˈprɛsɪŋ/ adj
  1. causing a feeling of dejection or low spirits
deˈpressingly adv
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•press /dɪˈprɛs/USA pronunciation   v. [ ~ + obj]
  1. to make sad or gloomy;
    sadden:Her sad news depressed me.
  2. to lower in amount or value;
    lessen;
    weaken:to depress the economy.
  3. to put into a lower position;
    press down:Depress the brake pedal.
de•press•ive, adj. See -press-.
    depress is a verb, depressed and depressing are adjectives, depression is a noun:Crime stories depress me. I'm very depressed. Those stories are depressing. She is suffering from depression.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•press  (di pres′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to make sad or gloomy;
    lower in spirits;
    deject;
    dispirit.
  2. to lower in force, vigor, activity, etc.;
    weaken;
    make dull.
  3. to lower in amount or value.
  4. to put into a lower position:to depress the muzzle of a gun.
  5. to press down.
  6. Music and Danceto lower in pitch.
  • Latin dēpressus pressed down (past participle of dēprimere, equivalent. to de- de- + -primere, combining form of premere to press); see pressure
  • Anglo-French, Old French depresser
  • Middle English depressen 1275–1325
de•press′i•ble, adj. 
de•press′i•bil′i•ty, n. 
    1. dishearten, discourage, sadden. See oppress. 3. devalue, cheapen.
    4. raise, elevate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
depress /dɪˈprɛs/ vb (transitive)
  1. to lower in spirits; make gloomy; deject
  2. to weaken or lower the force, vigour, or energy of
  3. to lower prices of (securities or a security market)
  4. to press or push down
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French depresser, from Latin dēprimere from de- + premere to press1
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