Word: depressing
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: de
pre
ssing
Definition: Causing a reduction in economic activity.
Morphemes:
Affix: depress
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
Meaning: off, away, down, out
Affix: premō
Language: la
Decoded: premo
Meaning: to press
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.