Sad vs. Depressed — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Sad and Depressed
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Sad
Feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy
They looked at her with sad, anxious faces
I was sad and subdued
Depressed
(of a person) in a state of unhappiness or despondency
She felt lonely and depressed
Sad
Pathetically inadequate or unfashionable
The show is tongue-in-cheek—anyone who takes it seriously is a bit sad
Depressed
(of a place or economic activity) suffering the damaging effects of a lack of demand or employment
Depressed inner-city areas
Sad
(of dough) heavy through having failed to rise.
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Depressed
(of an object or part of an object) in a lower position, having been pushed down
A depressed fracture of the skull
Sad
Showing, expressing, or feeling sorrow or unhappiness
A sad face.
Depressed
Feeling or characterized by sadness or dejection
Depressed after losing her job.
A depressed mood.
Sad
Causing sorrow or gloom; depressing
A sad movie.
Sad news.
Depressed
Affected with depression as a mood disorder.
Sad
Deplorable or inadequate; sorry
A sad state of affairs.
A sad excuse.
Depressed
Sunk below the surrounding region
The depressed center of a crater.
Sad
Dark-hued; somber.
Depressed
Lower in amount, degree, or position
Oil reserves were at depressed levels because of increasing industrial demands.
Sad
(heading) Emotionally negative.
Depressed
Sluggish in growth or activity
A depressed sector of the economy.
Sad
Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
She gets sad when he's away.
Depressed
Suffering from social and economic hardship
A depressed region.
Sad
Appearing sorrowful.
The puppy had a sad little face.
Depressed
(Botany) Flattened downward, as if pressed from above.
Sad
Causing sorrow; lamentable.
It's a sad fact that most rapes go unreported.
Depressed
(Zoology) Flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces.
Sad
Poor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.
That's the saddest-looking pickup truck I've ever seen.
Depressed
Simple past tense and past participle of depress
Sad
Of colours: dark, deep; later, sombre, dull.
Depressed
Unhappy; despondent.
Sad
(obsolete) Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.
Depressed
Suffering from clinical depression.
Sad
(obsolete) Steadfast, valiant.
Depressed
Suffering damaging effects of economic recession.
Sad
(obsolete) Dignified, serious, grave.
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.
Sad
(obsolete) Naughty; troublesome; wicked.
Depressed
Pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited; sad; humbled.
Sad
(slang) Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.
I can't believe you use drugs; you're so sad!
Depressed
Concave on the upper side; - said of a leaf whose disk is lower than the border.
Sad
(dialect) Soggy (to refer to pastries).
Depressed
Having the vertical diameter shorter than the horizontal or transverse; - said of the bodies of animals, or of parts of the bodies.
Sad
(obsolete) Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
Depressed
Lower than previously;
The market is depressed
Prices are down
Sad
To make melancholy; to sadden or grieve (someone).
Depressed
Flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces
Sad
Sated; satisfied; weary; tired.
Yet of that art they can not waxen sad,For unto them it is a bitter sweet.
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
Sad
Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
His hand, more sad than lump of lead.
Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad.
Depressed
Having the central portion lower than the margin;
A depressed pustule
Sad
Dull; grave; dark; somber; - said of colors.
Woad, or wade, is used by the dyers to lay the foundation of all sad colors.
Sad
Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous.
Lady Catharine, a sad and religious woman.
Which treaty was wisely handled by sad and discrete counsel of both parties.
Sad
Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.
First were we sad, fearing you would not come;Now sadder, that you come so unprovided.
The angelic guards ascended, mute and sad.
Sad
Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad accident; a sad misfortune.
Sad
Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked.
Sad
To make sorrowful; to sadden.
How it sadded the minister's spirits!
Sad
Seasonal affective disorder.
Sad
Experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness;
Feeling sad because his dog had died
Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad
Sad
Of things that make you feel sad;
Sad news
She doesn't like sad movies
It was a very sad story
When I am dead, my dearest, / Sing no sad songs for me
Sad
Bad; unfortunate;
My finances were in a deplorable state
A lamentable decision
Her clothes were in sad shape
A sorry state of affairs
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