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Depressed vs Dysthymic - What's the difference?

depressed | dysthymic |

As adjectives the difference between depressed and dysthymic

is that depressed is unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent while dysthymic is of or pertaining to dysthymia .

As a verb depressed

is (depress).

As a noun dysthymic is

a person diagnosed with dysthymia , or dysthymic depression.

depressed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (depress)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent
  • Suffering from clinical depression.
  • Suffering damaging effects of economic recession.

    • Derived terms

    * depressedly * depressedness

    Synonyms

    * despondent * gloomy * melancholy * miserable * sad * unhappy * emo (qualifier)

    Antonyms

    * cheerful

    dysthymic

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person diagnosed with dysthymia , or dysthymic depression.
    • John is a dysthymic .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to dysthymia .
    • John has always had a dysthymic personality.