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Depressed vs Regretful - What's the difference?

depressed | regretful |

As adjectives the difference between depressed and regretful

is that depressed is unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent while regretful is full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.

As a verb depressed

is past tense of depress.

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

    regretful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets.
  • Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.

    • Synonyms

    * (full of regret) repining, rueful, sorrowful

    Derived terms

    * regretfully * regretfulness * unregretful

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