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Depressed vs Stressed - What's the difference?

depressed | stressed |

As verbs the difference between depressed and stressed

is that depressed is (depress) while stressed is (stress).

As adjectives the difference between depressed and stressed

is that depressed is unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent while stressed is suffering stress (either physical or mental).

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

    stressed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (stress)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • suffering stress (either physical or mental)
  • (phonetics) having a stress or accent
  • Antonyms

    * unstressed

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