Causing sadness, low mood, or despair; mentally disheartening or emotionally draining.
From 'depress' (from Latin 'deprimere,' 'de-' down plus 'premere' to press). The suffix '-ing' makes it an adjective. Meaning 'to make sad' developed in the 15th century.
The word 'depressing' literally means 'pressing down'—a physical metaphor for emotional weight—showing how we use body sensations to describe mental states because sadness actually feels like a physical burden.
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