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Misery vs Depressed - What's the difference?

misery | depressed |

As a noun misery

is great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.

As a verb depressed is

(depress).

As an adjective depressed is

unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent.

misery

English

Noun

(miseries)
  • Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
    • Ever since his wife left him you can see the misery on his face .
  • Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
  • (Extreme) poverty.
  • Greed; avarice.

    • Synonyms

    * see

    Derived terms

    * put out of one's misery

    Related terms

    * commiserate * miser * miserable

    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