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Dismayed vs Depressed - What's the difference?

dismayed | depressed |

As adjectives the difference between dismayed and depressed

is that dismayed is having the emotion of dismay while depressed is unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent.

As a verb depressed is

(depress).

dismayed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the emotion of dismay.
    • He was dismayed to find his car had gone.

    Derived terms

    * dismayedness

    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