depressing
/dɪˈpresɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण डिप्रेसिंग
निराशाजनक, उदास करने वाला, हताश करने वाला
Core word
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making you feel very sad and without hope
निराशाजनक, उदास करने वाला, हताश करने वाला
- The news on television is so depressing these days.
- a grey, depressing day
- It is depressing to see so much rubbish on the beach.
+ 2 more examples
- The results were depressing for the whole team.
- He found the lonely hospital ward very depressing.
Synonyms dismal gloomy dispiriting bleak disheartening
Opposite cheering uplifting encouraging heartening
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
depressing + noun
Used before a noun, it describes something that makes you sad: a depressing film, a depressing day.
संज्ञा से पहले यह उस चीज़ को बताता है जो उदास करे: a depressing film, a depressing day।
- It was a depressing day of constant rain.
- The depressing news spread quickly.
it is depressing to / that
With 'it' as the subject, 'depressing' takes a to-infinitive or a that-clause.
Subject 'it' के साथ 'depressing' के बाद to-infinitive या that-clause आता है।
- It is depressing to see so many empty classrooms.
- It is depressing that the library closes at five.
depressing vs depressed
'Depressing' describes the cause, 'depressed' describes the person who feels the effect.
'Depressing' कारण का वर्णन करता है; 'depressed' उस व्यक्ति का जो प्रभाव महसूस करता है।
- The results were depressing.
- The students felt depressed.
find + object + depressing
We say 'I find it depressing', where 'it' is the object and 'depressing' the complement.
'I find it depressing' में 'it' object है और 'depressing' complement।
- I find the long winters depressing.
- Many people find waiting rooms depressing.
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depressing + noun
newsfilmweathersightthought
- The depressing sight of the flooded village shocked us.
adverb + depressing
deeplyutterlyreallyrathertruly
- The hostel food was utterly depressing.
depressing + experience
experiencesituationatmosphereeffectstory
- The depressing atmosphere affected his mood.
find + depressing
find it depressingfind them depressingfind the news depressingfind the city depressingfind the climate depressing
- I find damp weather depressing.
it is depressing
to seeto thinkto hearthat so manywhen you realise
- It is depressing to see rubbish piled on the street.
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- The newspaper carried a depressing report on air pollution.
अख़बार में वायु प्रदूषण पर एक निराशाजनक रिपोर्ट छपी थी।
- Radhika found the long queue at the bank depressing.
राधिका को बैंक की लंबी कतार निराशाजनक लगी।
- It is depressing to see good students leave studies for want of money.
धन के अभाव में अच्छे विद्यार्थियों को पढ़ाई छोड़ते देखना निराशाजनक है।
- The room was dark, damp and depressing.
कमरा अँधेरा, सीलन भरा और मायूस करने वाला था।
- The film had such a depressing ending that nobody spoke.
फ़िल्म का अंत इतना निराशाजनक था कि कोई कुछ नहीं बोला।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I felt very depressing after the match.
✓ I felt very depressed after the match.
The person who feels sad is 'depressed'; 'depressing' describes the cause.
उदास महसूस करने वाला व्यक्ति 'depressed' होता है; 'depressing' कारण बताता है।
✗ The results were depressed.
✓ The results were depressing.
Things that cause the feeling are 'depressing', not 'depressed'.
भावना पैदा करने वाली चीज़ें 'depressing' होती हैं, 'depressed' नहीं।
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?Which word?
Do not confuse depressed (how a person feels: very sad) and depressing (what makes a person feel sad), as in 'The depressing result left him depressed'.
Depressed (व्यक्ति कैसा महसूस करता है: बहुत उदास) और depressing (जो व्यक्ति को उदास करे) में भ्रम न करें, जैसे 'The depressing result left him depressed'।