Distressed vs Depresses - What's the difference?
distressed | depresses |
anxious or uneasy
(of merchandise etc) damaged
(of a property) offered for sale after foreclosure
(of furniture etc) faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique
(distress)
(depress)
To press down.
To make depressed, sad or bored.
To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
(math) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
As verbs the difference between distressed and depresses
is that distressed is (distress) while depresses is (depress).As an adjective distressed
is anxious or uneasy.distressed
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Adjective
(en adjective)- I'm distressed that John hasn't answered my calls. I hope nothing bad happened to him on the way here.
Verb
(head)depresses
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Verb
(head)depress
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Verb
(es)- Depress the upper lever to start the machine.
- Winter depresses me.
- Lower productivity will eventually depress wages.