suicidal

as in depressed

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Adjective
  • The detective here, blending a couple of characters from the book, is Inspector Leach, a depressed drinker so unkempt one wonders why he hasn’t been put on administrative leave.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
  • To my dismay, the leader started feeling depressed rather than taking the actions that were most required.
    Sonal Jain, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Anastasio’s voice was uncharacteristically melancholic.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
  • As the title suggests, the songs are not only melancholic but, at times, dissonant.
    Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Despite his close relationship with Trump, Elon Musk is unhappy about tariffs, which stand to hurt the business empire of the world’s richest man.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • There have even been reports of police being called to deal with the rowdy behavior, not to mention some theater employees who are unhappy about the cleanup required.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Though the courts have not invariably ruled against Trump, the Administration’s record so far is, to use one of the President’s favorite words, sad.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The sad story of Alex Verdugo was one of the most puzzling dramas of the MLB offseason.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • How To Solve Today’s Wordle The Hint: A morbid tune.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Karsh believes his morbid invention will allow people to maintain a meaningful relationship with the bodies of their life partners, even in death.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The lyrical content of Vernon’s records have long been marked with a tinge of turmoil, and his tendency towards heavy introspection has, at times, cornered him into a trope of a melancholy, lovesick songwriter.
    Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
  • With her My Band Y’all band providing muscular backing, Clarkson gave the rock classic a melancholy makeover, injecting an extra layer of longing into Dave Grohl’s lyrics, as well as, of course, busting out one of signature paint-peeling high notes.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • While emergency medical personnel attended to Wells, Simpson was nearly inconsolable.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Listen to this article Shaken baby syndrome is a form of abusive head trauma that occurs when a parent or caregiver violently shakes a baby through overwhelming frustration and losing control due to inconsolable or excessive crying.
    Bo Hyoun Choi, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The dissolve from a god’s eye view of a comforting, warm embrace in a bed between mother and daughter to the cold, sorrowful chill of Alex’s lonely body hits us like a wallop.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
  • No other actor this year delivered a line with more sorrowful force.
    Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Suicidal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suicidal. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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