déprimant
French, adjective/de.pʁi.mɑ̃/
déprimant is a French adjective meaning “depressing, demoralizing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of déprimer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui déprime. – Note d’usage : Il se dit surtout figurément, au sens physique”.
What does déprimant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
depressing, demoralizing
- 2
sad, cheerless
verb
- 1
present participle of déprimer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui déprime. – Note d’usage : Il se dit surtout figurément, au sens physique.
noun: 1. Médicament déprimant.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of déprimant
- déprimante feminine
- déprimants masculine plural
- déprimantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce déprimant?
- /de.pʁi.mɑ̃/
- \de.pʁi.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to déprimant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is déprimant in French?
déprimant appears 2.8 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).