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Definition of depressing:

of Depress

Synonyms:

depressive, cheerless, gloomy, dismal, sad, grim, joyless, saddening, dark, disconsolate, uncheerful, melancholy, blue, dispiriting, happy.

de-motivating (part of speech: verb)
- dampening,
- impeding,
- discouraging,
- paralyzing,
- throttling,
- curbing,
- daunting,
- frustrating,
- hindering,
- stifling,
- dissuading,
- disheartening,
- hampering,
- de-motivating,
- deterring,
- disinclining
depressing (part of speech: verb)
- debasing,
- lowering,
- sinking,
- decreasing,
- attenuating
dissuading (part of speech: verb)
- dampening,
- discouraging,
- disinclining,
- banning,
- derailing,
- restraining,
- diverting,
- barring,
- averting,
- disheartening,
- preventing,
- checking,
- daunting,
- admonishing,
- chilling,
- inhibiting,
- dissuading,
- intimidating,
- deterring,
- deflecting
lowering (part of speech: verb)
- lowering,
- dropping,
- plunging,
- shortening,
- submerging,
- deepening
boring (part of speech: adjective)
- mundane,
- prosaic,
- boring,
- dreary,
- insipid,
- commonplace,
- monotonous,
- humdrum,
- dry,
- tiresome,
- dull,
- uninteresting,
- wearisome,
- tedious

Usage examples:

It was a moist, horrible, depressing August day.

- "The Red Planet", William J. Locke.
We are still in the depths of the depressing gloom.

- "In-Darkest-England-and-the-Way-Out", Booth, William.
It was a sad Christmas time, and had a depressing effect even on the young spirits of Dorothy.

- "Dorothy Dale in the City", Margaret Penrose.