depressing
adjective
uk/dɪˈpres.ɪŋ/us/dɪˈpres.ɪŋ/B2
making youfeelunhappyand withouthopefor thefuture:
令人沮丧的，使人感到压抑的Thisweatheris so depressing.这样的天气让人感到十分压抑。
Herlettermade depressingreading.她的信读起来令人沮丧。
[+ -ing verb]Itwas very depressingwatchingthenewstonight.今晚的电视新闻让人感到非常压抑。
[+ to infinitive]It's depressingtothinkthat it willsoonbewinter.一想到冬天快要到了就让人沮丧。
Synonym
cheerless
Opposites
cheerful
upbeat
- Everywherelookssogreyand depressing inwinter.
- Ifindthehopelessnessof thesituationvery depressing.
- It's depressing torealizehowquicklyyou getold.
- "Did youenjoythefilm?" "No,actuallyit wasratherdepressing, butbeautifullymade."
- Theholidaywillsoonbe over - that's a depressingthought.
Saddening, shocking and upsetting
- affecting
- agonizingly
- arrogance
- baleful
- be cold comfortidiom
- distressingly
- dolorous
- ego trip
- egoism
- egomania
- impiously
- impiousness
- lacerating
- loftiness
- narcissism
- teary
- touching
- touchingly
- tragically
- traumatic