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Depressed vs Irritated - What's the difference?

depressed | irritated |

As verbs the difference between depressed and irritated

is that depressed is (depress) while irritated is (irritate).

As adjectives the difference between depressed and irritated

is that depressed is unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent while irritated is experiencing a feeling of irritation.

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

    irritated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (irritate)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Experiencing a feeling of irritation.
  • (pathology) Inflamed and painful.

    • Synonyms

    * (experiencing a feeling of irritation) (l)