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Today’s Word: blue

Today’s Word: blue

May 13, 2018 =========

☆  blue   憂鬱な

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If you are feeling blue, you are feeling sad or depressed, often without any particular reason. Blue is an informal word, but it is used often, and it is OK to use when talking to a doctor, too. For example, you could say to your doctor that you are feeling depressed, but you could also say that you are feeling blue, and they will still take you seriously.

In the movie I mentioned yesterday, Inside Out, the character for Sadness is the color blue, and this comes from the idea of feeling blue when you are sad or depressed. Interestingly, the character for Joy is yellow, butRead more about Today’s Word: blue[…]