/ Dictionary / Index D depressing: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: de•press•ing Pronunciation: (di-pres'ing), [key] — adj. serving to depress; inducing a state of depression: depressing news. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: depressing (Thesaurus) depressed area depression Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reclusive Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language