dead inside | Idiomator

Meaning: (informal,idiomatic)Unable to feel anyemotions, especially as asymptomofdepression.Synonyms:emotionless,unfeeling;see alsoThesaurus:alexithymic2018June 28, Jon Wong, “2018 Mazda MX-5 Miata review: Pure driving fun”, inCNET‎[1], archived fromthe originalon25 March 2023:If driving the Miata doesn't make you smile, well, you'redead inside.2021January 1,Emily St. James, “The Lost Year: A quiet year, alone in one's head”, inVox‎[2], archived fromthe originalon23 June 2023: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 wasdead inside.2023March 21, David Gilbert, “TikTok Is Pushing Incel and Suicide Videos to 13-Year-Olds”, inVICE‎[3], archived fromthe originalon11 May 2023:The majority of commenters were supporting the suggested suicide, while other users shared commentary about their loneliness, many suggesting "they feeldead inside." One commenter even suggested their own suicide in the next four hours.

Examples:

EN: Don't you see, I'm dead inside.
ES: ¿No ves que estoy muerto por dentro?
EN: He's not right somehow he's twisted inside but he's not dead inside.
ES: ÉI no está bien le atormenta algo aunque no esté muerto.
EN: But now, I just feel dead inside and I will be till the war is over.
ES: Pero ahora, me siento muerta por dentro y así será hasta que acabe la guerra.
EN: If you could feel his presence here in your heart, as I do now you wouldn't feel dead inside.
ES: Si tú pudieses sentirlo como lo siento yo aquí en el corazón, ahora no estarias muerta.
EN: I'm dead inside already. Still, I can't figure why you picked that way.
ES: Aun así, no entiendo por qué elegiste ese camino.
EN: Because those people are dead inside anyway.
ES: Ellos están muertos por dentro, están podridos.
EN: Just think on it, Custer, Hickok, California Joe, all dead inside of 5 months.
ES: Meditémoslo. Custer, Hickok, California Joe, todos muertos en 5 meses.
EN: I've been all dead inside, ever since.
ES: Desde entonces he estado muerto por dentro.
EN: You're gonna be dead inside of a year.
ES: Estarás muerto en menos de un año.
EN: And left her dead inside.
ES: Y dejó que muriera por dentro.
EN: Say, this guy's been yapping about a hot car with Ryker dead inside, Lieutenant.
ES: Este muchacho dijo que se trataba de un coche peligroso, con Ryker muerto adentro, teniente.
EN: I'll be dead inside.
ES: Estaré muerto por dentro.
EN: Going off dead inside when you see a man wearing' tin on him.
ES: Sintiéndote muerto cuando ves a un desconocido.
EN: Because you're dead inside, and you can't live unless you make everything else dead around you.
ES: Porque está muerto por dentro, y no puede vivir... a menos que mate a todos los que lo rodean.
EN: Because everybody's dead inside those houses.
ES: Porque en esas casas todos están muertos.

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