What phrase describes someone who is feeling unhappy or depressed?
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Sometimes people say someone is "feeling blue" which is like an idiom for someone who is feeling sad and unhappy.
You can also say βout of sortsβ or βdowncastβ. Bye π
synonyms:Β cheerless, depressing, uncheerful. causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy. discontent, discontented. showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing. dejected.
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Morose Sullen and ill-tempered
miserable, gloomy, heavyhearted, broken-hearted, dismal, Heart can be broken, but it keeps on beating just the same.
here are some idioms that can be used when we want to say we are sad or depressed: I feel blue I feel under the weather I'm down in the mouth
β’saddened, morose, despondent, miserable; blue; morbid. β’cheerless, depressing, uncheerful. β’anguish, grief, regret, and woe.Β
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