dead inside

ˈdɛd ɪnˈsaɪd

Definition

Definition of dead inside - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

no passionlacking enthusiasm or passion

She seemed dead inside, going through the motions without any excitement.

apathetic

dispassionate

unenthusiastic

emotional numbnessunable to feel emotions due to depression

After the breakup, he felt dead inside.

apathetic

unfeeling

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Expressions with dead

dead ahead

adv.

exactly straight ahead

The road continues dead ahead.

dead asleep

adj.

in a very deep sleep

He was dead asleep and didn't hear the storm.

dead end

street closed at one end

The car turned into a dead end and had to reverse back..

dead president

president who has passed away

The memorial honors every dead president in history.

dead on time

adv.

exactly at the planned or expected time

The train arrived dead on time.

dead or alive

adj.

either deceased or living without preference

The animal was found dead or alive.

Examples of dead inside in a sentence

Despite the celebration, he remained dead inside.
She felt dead inside after losing her job.
Despite the laughter around him, he remained dead inside.

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French:démotivé, insensible, ...
German:innerlich leer, ...
Italian:morto dentro, ...
Spanish:muerto por dentro, ...
Portuguese:sem entusiasmo, vazio por dentro, ...
Chinese:没有生气, 内心死寂的, ...
Japanese:内側から死んでいる, 感情が死んだような, ...
Arabic:فاقِدُ الشَّغَف, مَيِّت مِن الدَّاخِل, ...
Hebrew:מֵת מִבִּפְנִים, קָהֶה רִגְשִׁית, ...
Russian:мертвый внутри, опустошённый, ...
Ukrainian:безжиттєвий, емоційно мертвий, ...
Hindi:अंदर से मृत, भावनाशून्य, ...
Bengali:উৎসাহহীন, ভেতরে মৃত, ...
Catalan:sense vida, buit per dins, ...
Czech:otupělý, citově otupělý, ...
Danish:uden passion, død indeni, ...
Dutch:dood vanbinnen, emotieloos, ...
Greek:χωρίς πάθος, νεκρός μέσα του, ...
Hungarian:kiégett, érzelemmentes, ...
Khmer:ស្ពឹកស្រពន់, ស្ពឹកស្រពន់ផ្លូវអារម្មណ៍, ...
Korean:열정이 없는, 감정이 없는, ...
Persian:بی‌روح, بی‌احساس, ...
Polish:martwy w środku, emocjonalnie martwy, ...
Portuguese (BR):sem entusiasmo, morto por dentro, ...
Romanian:stins, amorțit emoțional, ...
Swedish:död inombords, tom inombords, ...
Thai:ไม่มีความกระตือรือร้น, ชาในใจ, ...
Turkish:içeride ölü hissetmek, duygusal olarak hissiz, ...
Vietnamese:thiếu nhiệt huyết, trống rỗng bên trong, ...

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