dead inside

comparative more dead inside · superlative most dead inside

1. idiomaticinformalUnable 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

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   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

   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.

   2023 March 21, David Gilbert, “TikTok Is Pushing Incel and Suicide Videos to 13-Year-Olds”, in VICE, archived from the original on 11 May 2023

   Synonyms: emotionless, unfeeling, alexithymic, apathistical, clinical, dull, phlegmatic, cold-blooded