suicidal

as in depressed

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Adjective
  • That would increase to 40% for productions outside of the Los Angeles area, or in economically depressed areas of Los Angeles.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 May 2025
  • In a depressed environment, where every effort is scrutinised, Moynat’s outing for 520 plays on the simple bond between pets and their owners, landing well.
    Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • Working from a straightforward screenplay co-written by Félix de Givry, Bienvenu balances the melancholic aesthetics with a narrative filled with optimistic threads.
    Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
  • The moment is touching, melancholic, and quietly powerful—underscoring that Sinners is about more than bloodlust.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Reports suggested that Daltrey was unhappy with Starkey’s playing on the night, and a number of songs were cut short.
    Thomas Smith, Billboard, 29 May 2025
  • Netflix In a recent interview with Harper's Bazaar, Ortega revealed that the massive success following 'Wednesday' actually left her unhappy.
    Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • My back hurt from that sad excuse for a chair (seriously, who designs dining chairs to feel like medieval torture devices?).
    Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • Stewart is still thanked by gay fans by creating such a rare, highly visible (albeit sad) representation.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • The marketing was clever (complete with morbid 3D billboards), and this series has built-in nostalgic value.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
  • The morbid series first began in 2000 and follows groups of people getting Rube Goldberg machine’d to death by unforeseen domino effects — a timeless concept if there ever was one.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 17 May 2025
Adjective
  • Feisty, single, and prone to melancholy, Agathe works in Paris’ legendary Shakespeare and Company bookstore.
    Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
  • Part of this is undoubtedly the work of director Dean Fleischer Camp, who is best known for directing the equally charming and melancholy Marcel the Shell With Shoes On.
    EW.com, EW.com, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • Lowry then waited beside the swarm of Jets, each embracing Scheifele in turn, each trying to console him at an inconsolable time.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 18 May 2025
  • Jackson was inconsolable on the drive home in 1988, convinced that the men didn’t believe her.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • Kopitar then led the annual sorrowful handshake line with the Edmonton Oilers.
    Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • The most powerful performance —compressed, sorrowful — comes from The Matrix's Joe Pantoliano.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Suicidal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suicidal. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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