depressing

(verb) lower someone's spirits; make downhearted. Synonyms: depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise. Examples: "These news depressed her." "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her."

(verb) lower (prices or markets). Synonyms: depress. Example: "The glut of oil depressed gas prices."

(verb) cause to drop or sink. Synonyms: lower, depress. Example: "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir."

(verb) press down. Synonyms: press down, depress. Example: "Depress the space key."

(verb) lessen the activity or force of. Synonyms: depress. Example: "The rising inflation depressed the economy."

(adj) causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy. Synonyms: depressing (vs. cheerful), cheerless, uncheerful. Examples: "The economic outlook is depressing." "Something cheerless about the room." "A moody and uncheerful person." "An uncheerful place."