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Distressed vs Depresses - What's the difference?

distressed | depresses |

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

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • anxious or uneasy
  • I'm distressed that John hasn't answered my calls. I hope nothing bad happened to him on the way here.
  • (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
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (distress)
  • depresses

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (depress)

  • depress

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • To press down.
  • Depress the upper lever to start the machine.
  • To make depressed, sad or bored.
  • Winter depresses me.
  • To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
  • Lower productivity will eventually depress wages.
  • To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
  • (math) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
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