Suppressed vs Depressed - What's the difference?
suppressed | depressed |
(suppress)
to put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue
to restrain or repress an expression
(psychiatry) to exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind
to prevent publication
to stop a flow or stream
(US, legal) to forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained
(electronics) to reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal
(obsolete) to hold in place, to keep low
(depress)
unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent
Suffering from clinical depression.
Suffering damaging effects of economic recession.
As verbs the difference between suppressed and depressed
is that suppressed is past tense of suppress while depressed is past tense of depress.As an adjective depressed is
unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent.suppressed
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Verb
(head)suppress
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Verb
- ''Political dissent was brutally suppressed .
- ''I struggled to suppress my smile.
- He unconsciously suppressed his memories of abuse.
- The government suppressed the findings of their research about the true state of the economy.
- The rescue team managed to suppress the flow of oil by blasting the drilling hole.
- ''Hot blackcurrant juice mixed with honey may suppress cough.