Depressing and Threatening

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Depressing adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.

Usage example: the depressing atmosphere of the funeral

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Threatening and depressing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Depressing".

Threatening adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.

Usage example: a threatening silence followed the loud thump in the adjoining motel room

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Depressing and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Depressing" instead an adjective "Threatening".

Nearby Words: threaten, threatened, threat

A depressing percentage of the books of Numbers and Leviticus consists of the Israelites (God's "chosen people," by the way) doing something to piss Him off, God threatening to wipe them all out, Moses pleading with Him, and then God agreeing to destroy only a few thousand of them instead.

Source: Please Spare Him, My Liege!
Weezing, despite its depressing face, still has its fans as a Mighty Glacier whose Levitate ability allows it to No Sell the more threatening of its two weaknesses.

Source: Ensemble Darkhorse / Pokémon
They ultimately got a Downer Ending so depressing Sena breaks down crying, while Yozora storms out of the clubroom threatening to kill Akari.

Source: Video Game Cruelty Potential

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