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Depressing vs Sombre - What's the difference?

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Depressing is a related term of sombre.


As verbs the difference between depressing and sombre

is that depressing is while sombre is .

As an adjective depressing

is causing depression or sadness.

depressing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing depression or sadness.
    • The television news was depressing , so rather than start crying I turned it off.

    Synonyms

    * unpleasant

    Verb

    (head)

    • sombre

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (US ) somber

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Dark; gloomy.
  • Dull or dark in colour.
  • Melancholy; dismal.
  • * Beaconsfield
    • The dinner was silent and sombre ; happily it was also short.
  • Grave.
    • a sombre situation

    Synonyms

    * melancholy * dreary * dire * dismal

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) gloom; obscurity; duskiness

    • Verb

  • To make sombre or dark; to make shady.
    • (Webster 1913)

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