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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
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Depressed

Last time I saw him he looked depressed.

Hi. Is it normal in conversational English to use "depressed" about mood and not just the actual condition? And would you say it's stronger than "sad"?

  

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anonymous Last time I saw him he looked depressed. Yes, this is normal, natural conversation. It does not indicate clinical depression.

  • anonymous Last time I saw him he looked depressed.
  • Yes, this is normal, natural conversation.
  • It does not indicate clinical depression.
  • 'depressed' is definitely stronger than 'sad'.
  • CJ
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anonymousLast time I saw him he looked depressed.

Yes, this is normal, natural conversation. It does not indicate clinical depression.

'depressed' is definitely stronger than 'sad'.

CJ

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