depressing

Variant of depress

depress definition

de·press (dē pres′, di-)

transitive verb

  1. to press down; push or pull down; lower
  2. to lower in spirits; make gloomy; discourage; sadden
  3. to decrease the force or activity of; weaken
  4. to lower in value, price, or amount
  5. Obsolete to suppress
  6. Music to lower the pitch of

Etymology: ME depressen < OFr depresser < L depressus, pp. of deprimere, to press down, sink < de-, down + premere, to press

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