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Meanings of depressing in English

Portuguese
triste

Making despondent or depressive.

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    triste

    Depressive.

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          Usage of depressing in English
          1
          Horrific cases involving children and young people make headlines with depressing regularity.
          The Irish Times
          2
          A depressing number of the electorate feel that nothing ever really changes.
          The Guardian
          3
          In a way, it was depressing that matters had reached this point.
          Hunters in the Dark
          4
          He urged counter-cyclical measures that would work against the trends depressing activity.
          The Guardian
          5
          In spite of the sunshine the walk through the battle-field was depressing.
          The Red Acorn
          6
          The economic downturn had a depressing effect on health spending in Ireland.
          The Irish Times
          7
          He said it was a depressing turn; I was relieved and entertained.
          Rock and Ice Magazine
          8
          Her lack of knowledge of French history is depressing, but not surprising.
          The Irish Times
          9
          On myself it was depressing; on the dog it was life itself.
          The Blind Spot
          10
          If people want depressing reality, there's plenty of that to go around.
          The way of the world
          11
          It came soon after his very depressing Sixth Symphony, his darkest work.
          Radio NZ
          12
          Budget 2021 was delivered against one of the most depressing backdrops yet.
          Independent.ie
          13
          Nor is it the depressing state of local healthcare or low wages.
          The Guardian
          14
          Given this, the local authority's stance about the council tax is depressing.
          The Guardian
          15
          A single list becomes a depressing Ever-Growing To Do List of Doom.
          Time management for system administrators
          16
          The colours, the light, the set have a sightly depressing generic quality.
          The Guardian
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          Translations for depressing
          Portuguese
          triste
          Depressing through the time
          Depressing across language varieties
          Ireland
          Common
          United Kingdom
          Common
          United States of America
          Less common