What's the difference between depressed and distraught?

Depressed


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Depress
  • (a.) Pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited; sad; humbled.
  • (a.) Concave on the upper side; -- said of a leaf whose disk is lower than the border.
  • (a.) Lying flat; -- said of a stem or leaf which lies close to the ground.
  • (a.) Having the vertical diameter shorter than the horizontal or transverse; -- said of the bodies of animals, or of parts of the bodies.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) He's Billy no-mates with a Heckler & Koch sniper-rifle, drowning in loneliness, booze and depression.
  • (2) Thyroid replacement led to resolution of both apnea and depression.
  • (3) During and after the infusion of 5HTP, none of the patients showed an increase in anxiety or depressive symptoms, despite the presence of severe side effects.
  • (4) Sixteen patients in whom schizophrenia was initially diagnosed and who were treated with fluphenazine enanthate or decanoate developed severe depression for a short period after the injection.
  • (5) Further, at the end of treatment fewer patients had depressive symptoms and the total daily number of hours of wellbeing and normal movement increased.
  • (6) The active agents modestly improved treadmill exercise duration time until 1 mm ST segment depression (3%), and only propranolol and diltiazem had significant effects.
  • (7) The ED50 and ED95 of mivacurium in each group were estimated from linear regression plots of log dose vs probit of maximum percentage depression of neuromuscular function.
  • (8) The data are compared with the results from 79 patients with a bipolar depression, 192 with a neurotic depression and 89 with a depressive reaction.
  • (9) A similar depressed receptor function was observed for C3b, fibronectin, and some lectins.
  • (10) From these results, it was suggested that the inhibitory effect of Cd on in vitro calcification of MC3T3-E1 cells may be due to both a depression of cell-mediated calcification and a decrease in physiochemical mineral deposition.
  • (11) Both treatments depressed nocturnal pineal melatonin content in rats and hamsters.
  • (12) Infusion of sodium lactate associated with isoproterenol could be used to combat the depressent effects of betablockers in patients with cardiac disorders.
  • (13) We studied the effects of the localisation and size of ischemic brain infarcts and the influence of potential covariates (gender, age, time since infarction, physical handicap, cognitive impairment, aphasia, cortical atrophy and ventricular size) on 'post-stroke depression'.
  • (14) The literature on depression and immunity is reviewed and the clinical implications of our findings are discussed.
  • (15) Subthreshold concentrations of the drug to induce complete blockade (5 x 10(-8)M) allowed to observe a greater depression of bioelectric cell characteristics in primary than in transitional fibres.
  • (16) However, a recrudescence in both psychotic and depressive symptoms developed as plasma desipramine levels rose 4 times higher than anticipated from the oral doses prescribed.
  • (17) These results indicate that the hormonal status should be taken into consideration in studies dealing with platelet MAO activity in depressed women.
  • (18) Three coyotes were operantly conditioned to depress one of two foot treadles, left or right, depending on the condition of the stimulus light.
  • (19) Although esmolol may be used as a primary hypotensive agent, the potential for marked myocardial depression must be recognized.
  • (20) Subjects who reported incidents of childhood sexual exploitation had lower levels of self-esteem and higher levels of depression than the comparison group.

Distraught


Definition:

  • (p. p.) of Distract
  • (a.) Torn asunder; separated.
  • (a.) Distracted; perplexed.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Their families are said be be distraught at the news and have been clinging to the hope their daughters would want to come home.
  • (2) They’re all really distraught because this is another new year for them on Nauru,” she said.
  • (3) Following the statement, distraught relatives of Chinese passengers attacked Malaysia for announcing the crash and loss of life without direct proof, and for wasting the best chance to rescue those on board.
  • (4) Aware of the likely sensitivity around the issue, programme-makers had already made last-minute cuts to the New Year's Eve episode, including shots of a distraught Ronnie touching the cold hand of her dead baby, and Kat in blood-soaked pyjamas after her husband finds her haemorrhaging in her bed.
  • (5) He’s still distraught at not getting in to Old Trafford.
  • (6) And even though she was visibly distraught after the verdict was read out she feels that it wasn't going to be any other way.
  • (7) Distraught, I brought it into the office on Monday to gauge the opinions of my fashion colleagues.
  • (8) David Miliband was leaning hard towards quitting two days ago – "too distraught, too disappointed" said one ally – but if he had any doubts they were settled by the spat over the Iraq war he had with Harriet Harman , picked up by the TV cameras, during his brother's keynote speech to conference as leader on Tuesday.
  • (9) The Duchess was left distraught and broke down sobbing during the proceedings.
  • (10) The way everyone was distraught at the final whistle, meant this game was always going to be like this.
  • (11) She added, they are "scared and distraught, can't believe it's true, don't want it to be true".
  • (12) Those who want to say something about the atrocities in the Middle East may indeed be genuinely distraught, they may feel that the need to pass on this visual information places them on some unquestionable moral high ground.
  • (13) An elderly woman, distraught over the recent death of her husband, was found dead of an apparent suicide.
  • (14) Earlier in the day, Anthony Little, the brother-in-law of the uspect, emerged from the house and told NBC4 the family were "distraught".
  • (15) Aaron Campbell was at his girlfriend’s flat and was said to be distraught over the death of his brother, whom he had nursed before he succumbed to heart disease and kidney failure.
  • (16) Sitting with the child and parents in my office and seeing how distraught they all were was heartbreaking.
  • (17) At one point, he became so distraught that Judge Brian Keith interrupted proceedings to tell Adoboli that he shouldn't be embarrassed about becoming overrun by his emotions, and that it gave the jury a chance to "see the man behind the name".
  • (18) The action was described by Miss F as having left her mother, who had no involvement in the disagreement, "totally distraught" in the last weeks of her life.
  • (19) He is able to speak but obviously he’s absolutely distraught – he’s absolutely broken.
  • (20) Distraught and weeping, she was surrounded by reporters and cameramen.