"depressing" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ(ɡ)/ [UK], /dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ/ [US] Forms: more depressing [comparative], most depressing [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} depressing (comparative more depressing, superlative most depressing)
  1. Causing depression or sadness. Translations (causing depression or sadness): гнятлі́вы (hnjatlívy) (Belarusian), тягостен (tjagosten) (Bulgarian), угнетителен (ugnetitelen) (Bulgarian), depriment (Catalan), 令人沮喪的 (Chinese Mandarin), 令人沮丧的 (lìngrén jǔsàng de) (Chinese Mandarin), deprimerend (Dutch), masentava (Finnish), déprimant (French), deprimente (Galician), deprimierend (German), bedrückend (German), καταθλιπτικός (katathliptikós) (Greek), מדכא (medake') (Hebrew), nyomasztó (Hungarian), lehangoló (Hungarian), deprimáló (Hungarian), gruama (Irish), deprimente (Italian), bedrekjent (Plautdietsch), deprimente (Portuguese), гнету́щий (gnetúščij) (Russian), тя́гостный (tjágostnyj) (Russian), уны́лый (unýlyj) (Russian), наводя́щий тоску́ (navodjáščij toskú) (Russian), депресси́вный (depressívnyj) (Russian), удруча́ющий (udručájuščij) (Russian), deprimente (Spanish), deprimerande (Swedish), deppig [colloquial] (Swedish), น่าหดหู่ (Thai), น่าเศร้า (Thai), гнітю́чий (hnitjúčyj) (Ukrainian), тужли́вий (tužlývyj) (Ukrainian), похму́рий (poxmúryj) (Ukrainian), сумни́й (sumnýj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-depressing-en-adj-vsO6GRVx Disambiguation of 'causing depression or sadness': 95 5
  2. Causing a reduction in economic activity. Translations (causing a reduction in economic activity): 使蕭條 (Chinese Mandarin), 使萧条 (Chinese Mandarin), 使萧条 (shǐ xiāotiáo) (Chinese Mandarin), hidastava (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-depressing-en-adj-RAbIQn~a Disambiguation of 'causing a reduction in economic activity': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: distressing, saddening, unpleasant

Verb [English]

IPA: /dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ(ɡ)/ [UK], /dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ/ [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} depressing
  1. present participle and gerund of depress Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: depress
    Sense id: en-depressing-en-verb-Nje4iLch Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 20 57

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      "sense": "causing depression or sadness",
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      "sense": "causing depression or sadness",
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      "sense": "causing a reduction in economic activity",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "causing a reduction in economic activity",
      "word": "使蕭條"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shǐ xiāotiáo",
      "sense": "causing a reduction in economic activity",
      "word": "使萧条"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "causing a reduction in economic activity",
      "word": "hidastava"
    }
  ],
  "word": "depressing"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English verb forms"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "depressing",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "depress"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "present participle and gerund of depress"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "depress",
          "depress#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ(ɡ)/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "depressing"
}

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