saddening
121sadden — sad|den [ˈsædn] v [T] formal to make someone feel sad ▪ Those who knew him are saddened by his death. it saddens sb that ▪ It saddened him that they no longer trusted him. >saddening adj …
122bring-down — n Disappointment, a saddening event. The news of the crash was a major bring down. 1980s …
123sadden — to make sorrowful, c.1400, from SAD (Cf. sad) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Earlier verb was simply sade, from O.E. sadian. Related: Saddened; saddening …
124depressing — de·press·ing || dɪ presɪŋ adj. saddening, causing depression de·press || dɪ pres v. make sad, discourage; press down on …
125depressive — de pres·sive || sɪv adj. dispiriting, discouraging, saddening, tending to depress n. one suffering from depression …
126depressives — de pres·sive || sɪv adj. dispiriting, discouraging, saddening, tending to depress n. one suffering from depression …
127devastating — dev·as·tat·ing || devÉ™steɪtɪŋ adj. crushing; destroying; saddening dev·as·tate || devÉ™steɪt v. destroy, ruin …
128distressful — dis·tress·ful || dɪ stresfÊŠl adj. saddening, upsetting, troubling …
