deprimente

/depɾiˈmente/ · B2 · adj

depressing

🌧️ de- (down) + prim- (press) + -mente: pressing your mood down

Deprimente comes from Latin deprimere, 'to press down' (de = down + premere = press). Something deprimente presses your spirits down, like English 'depress'. Rainy gloomy days or bleak news can be deprimente.

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