Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

depressing

/dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: de-press-ing
IPA: /dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing depression or sadness.

adj

Causing a reduction in economic activity.

verb

present participle and gerund of depress

Example Sentences

"The television news was depressing, so rather than start crying I turned it off."
"The policy may have a depressing effect on some branches of industry."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ/
British English: /dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ(ɡ)/

Inflected Forms

more depressing (comparative) most depressing (superlative)

Derived Forms

depressingly depressingness superdepressing undepressing

Synonyms

distressing saddening unpleasant atrabiliary atrabilious deplorable depressing grievous heartbreaking heartrending miserable lamentable

Rhymes With

dressing pressing blessing addressing expressing guessing messing assessing possessing progressing stressing suppressing

Questions

How do you pronounce depressing?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ/.
What does depressing mean?: Causing depression or sadness.

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