Depressing

/dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ(ɡ)/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:17 pts10 letters

Definition of Depressing

verb

To press down.
"Depress the upper lever to start the machine."
To make depressed, sad or bored.
"Winter depresses me."
To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
"Lower productivity will eventually depress wages."
To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.

adjective

Causing depression or sadness.
"The television news was depressing, so rather than start crying I turned it off."
Causing a reduction in economic activity.
"The policy may have a depressing effect on some branches of industry."

Anagrams of Depressing

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "depressing":

9-LETTER WORDS

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8-LETTER WORDS

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7-LETTER WORDS

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+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "depressing" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

downbearunpleasant

Rhyming Words

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