Depressed vs. Disappointed — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Depressed and Disappointed
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Depressed
(of a person) in a state of unhappiness or despondency
She felt lonely and depressed
Disappointed
Sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfil one's hopes or expectations
I'm disappointed in you, Mary
Thousands of disappointed customers were kept waiting
Depressed
(of a place or economic activity) suffering the damaging effects of a lack of demand or employment
Depressed inner-city areas
Disappointed
Thwarted in hope, desire, or expectation.
Depressed
(of an object or part of an object) in a lower position, having been pushed down
A depressed fracture of the skull
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Disappointed
Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.
After all his anticipation, the trip left him deeply disappointed.
Depressed
Feeling or characterized by sadness or dejection
Depressed after losing her job.
A depressed mood.
Disappointed
Having had a marriage proposal rejected.
Depressed
Affected with depression as a mood disorder.
Disappointed
Expressing or indicating disappointment.
A disappointed tone / face / silence
Depressed
Sunk below the surrounding region
The depressed center of a crater.
Disappointed
Simple past tense and past participle of disappoint
Depressed
Lower in amount, degree, or position
Oil reserves were at depressed levels because of increasing industrial demands.
Disappointed
Defeated of expectation or hope; balked; as, a disappointed person or hope.
Depressed
Sluggish in growth or activity
A depressed sector of the economy.
Disappointed
Unprepared; unequipped.
Cut off even in the blossoms of my sin,Unhouseled, disappointed, unaneled.
Depressed
Suffering from social and economic hardship
A depressed region.
Disappointed
Disappointingly unsuccessful;
Disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions
Their foiled attempt to capture Calais
Many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers
His best efforts were thwarted
Depressed
(Botany) Flattened downward, as if pressed from above.
Depressed
(Zoology) Flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces.
Depressed
Simple past tense and past participle of depress
Depressed
Unhappy; despondent.
Depressed
Suffering from clinical depression.
Depressed
Suffering damaging effects of economic recession.
Depressed
(mathematics) Reduced to a lower degree or form.
The cubic function x3 + cx + d = 0, where one of the terms has a coefficient of zero, is a depressed cubic.
Depressed
Pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited; sad; humbled.
Depressed
Concave on the upper side; - said of a leaf whose disk is lower than the border.
Depressed
Having the vertical diameter shorter than the horizontal or transverse; - said of the bodies of animals, or of parts of the bodies.
Depressed
Lower than previously;
The market is depressed
Prices are down
Depressed
Flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces
Depressed
Low in spirits;
Lonely and blue in a strange city
Depressed by the loss of his job
A dispirited and resigned expression on her face
Downcast after his defeat
Feeling discouraged and downhearted
Depressed
Having the central portion lower than the margin;
A depressed pustule
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