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dead inside

dead inside adjective: unable to feel any emotions, especially as a symptom of depression.

Adjective

dead inside (comparative more dead inside, superlative most dead inside)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Unable to feel any emotions, especially as a symptom of depression.
    • If driving the Miata doesn't make you smile, well, you're dead inside.2018 June 28, Jon Wong, “2018 Mazda MX-5 Miata review: Pure driving fun”, in CNET, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2023
    • I've struggled with major depression for the better part of my life. In the first couple months of 2020, I was functional, but I was very depressed. It was back when things were still normal. I was going to award shows and sitting in press rooms. I was productive, but I was dead inside.2021 January 1, Emily St. James, “The Lost Year: A quiet year, alone in one's head”, in Vox, archived from the original on 23 Jun 2023

Synonyms of dead inside

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Forms of dead inside

comparativemore dead inside
superlativemost dead inside

Questions about dead inside

What does dead inside mean?
Dead inside means unable to feel any emotions, especially as a symptom of depression.
What part of speech is dead inside?
Dead inside is an adjective.

Words near dead inside in the dictionary

  1. dead house
  2. dead houses
  3. dead ice
  4. dead in the train
  5. dead in the water
  6. dead inside
  7. dead internet theory
  8. dead key
  9. dead keys
  10. dead language
  11. dead languages

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