depressing vs hopeful

depressing

adj
  • Causing depression or sadness. 

  • Causing a reduction in economic activity. 

hopeful

adj
  • feeling hope 

  • inspiring hope 

noun
  • Someone who is hoping for success or victory, especially as a candidate in a political election. 

How often have the words depressing and hopeful occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )