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Depressed vs Frustrate - What's the difference?

depressed | frustrate |

As verbs the difference between depressed and frustrate

is that depressed is (depress) while frustrate is to disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.

As adjectives the difference between depressed and frustrate

is that depressed is unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent while frustrate is vain; ineffectual; useless; nugatory.

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

    frustrate

    English

    Verb

    (frustrat)
  • To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.
  • It frustrates me to do all this work and then lose it all.
  • To hinder or thwart.
  • My clumsy fingers frustrate my typing efforts.
  • To cause stress or panic
  • This test frustrates me because if I fail, it'll destroy my grade.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • vain; ineffectual; useless; nugatory
  • * Shakespeare
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