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Definition of depressing:
Synonyms:
depressive, cheerless, gloomy, dismal, sad, grim, joyless, saddening, dark, disconsolate, uncheerful, melancholy, blue, dispiriting, happy.
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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)
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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
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lowering (part of speech: verb)
- lowering,
- dropping,
- plunging,
- shortening,
- submerging,
- deepening
- boring (part of speech: adjective)
Usage examples:
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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.