Cheer
Cheer noun - A mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter.
Usage example: a birthday celebration filled with affection and cheer
Depression
Depression noun - A state or spell of low spirits.
Usage example: we threw our friend a party just to jar him out of his depression
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Tickle Torture: Fittingly for her homefic, Agent Sarah uses this to try and cheer up the character who would become Agent Cupid (originally an embodiment of depression).
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They are all either there to cheer someone up, or they are referring to depression and/or suicides.
Source: Video Game / Cry of Fear - But when Haruko fell into depression out of guilt, Inaho decided they should compete for him, to cheer her up — despite knowing she had no chance of winning.
Source: Nice Guy / Anime and Manga
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Depression and Cheer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheer/depression
Cheer & Depression. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheer/depression>.
Depression or Cheer. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheer/depression.
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