depressing

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Buồn chán, u uất

BrE /dɪˈprɛsɪŋ/ AmE /dɪˈprɛsɪŋ/

adjective en → vi

1 UNHAPPY [attributive / predicative] B1

Buồn chán, u uất

causing feelings of unhappiness and hopelessness

  • a depressing situation/moment

Collocations depressing news · depressing weather

  • The news was very depressing.

    Tin tức thật buồn chán.

2 DISAPPOINTING [attributive / predicative] B1

Thất vọng, không như mong đợi

not satisfactory or successful; disappointing

  • a depressing result/outcome

Collocations depressing performance · depressing results

  • The company's financial report was very depressing.

    Báo cáo tài chính của công ty thật đáng thất vọng.