Depressed and Disconsolate

Depressed

Depressed adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: I was depressed and didn't feel much like going to the party

Disconsolate is a synonym for depressed in sad topic. In some cases you can use "Disconsolate" instead an adjective "Depressed", when it comes to topics like state, wretched, sorrowful, discouraged.

Disconsolate

Disconsolate adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: spent her last years in the disconsolate environs of a cheap boarding house

Depressed is a synonym for disconsolate in state topic. You can use "Depressed" instead an adjective "Disconsolate", if it concerns topics such as sad, wretched, sorrowful.

Nearby Word: disconsolately
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