depressingly

• Adverbe utilisé pour décrire quelque chose qui provoque un sentiment de tristesse, d'abattement ou de déception. Il modifie souvent des adjectifs ou des verbes pour souligner un caractère négatif ou décourageant.

An adverb used to describe something that causes a feeling of sadness, gloom, or disappointment. It often modifies adjectives or verbs to emphasize a negative or disheartening quality.

1. In a saddening mannerB2formal

   In a way that causes sadness, gloom, or a feeling of hopelessness.

   de manière déprimante

   • The weather was depressingly gray and rainy all week.
   • She looked depressingly at the pile of unfinished work.
   • The results of the survey were depressingly predictable.

   Synonymesbleaklydiscouraginglydismallydrearilygloomilysadlywoefully

   Antonymescomfortinglyencouraginglyreassuringly

2. To a disappointing degreeC1formal

   Used to emphasize that something is worse or less than expected.

   à un degré décevant

   • The attendance at the event was depressingly low.
   • His performance was depressingly mediocre.
   • The amount of progress made was depressingly small.

   Synonymesdiscouraginglydismallydistressinglyregrettablysadly

   Antonymesencouraginglyhopefully