dead inside
Unable to feel any emotions, especially as a symptom of depression.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“After working ten hours, I feel completely dead inside.”
“He stared at the computer screen for hours, feeling dead inside after his long-term relationship ended.”
“Despite the applause from the audience, the exhausted performer felt entirely dead inside, as if the joy of the craft had vanished.”
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beat a dead horse
To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.
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brown bread
[Cockney slang]dead
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come back from the dead
To experience a resurgence after one's productive years are assumed to have ended.
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dead 'n' buried
Contraction of dead and buried.
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dead air
An unintended interruption in a broadcast during which nothing is transmitted: a silent period on radio or a silent period with no picture on television.
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dead and buried
Of an issue, moot, passed, irrelevant, forgotten.
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dead asleep
Sleeping in a deep sleep
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dead cat bounce
A temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.
Last updated August 10, 2026