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Joyful vs Depressed - What's the difference?

joyful | depressed |

As adjectives the difference between joyful and depressed

is that joyful is feeling or causing joy while depressed is unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent.

As a verb depressed is

(depress).

joyful

English

Alternative forms

* joyfull

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Feeling or causing joy.
    • Related terms
    * joyfully (adverb) * joyfulness (noun)

    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