Meaning of dead inside | Babel Free

Definitions

Unable to feel any emotions, especially as a symptom of depression.

idiomatic, informal

Examples

“If driving the Miata doesn't make⟳ you smile⟳, well, you're dead inside.”

“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.”

“The majority of commenters were supporting the suggested suicide, while other users shared commentary about their loneliness, many suggesting "they feel⟳ dead inside." One commenter even suggested their own⟳ suicide in the next four hours.”

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