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Detailed Synonyms for distressed in English

distressed:

distressed adj

  1. distressed
  2. distressed
  3. distressed
    – generalized feeling of distress 1
    distressed; unhappy; dysphoric
    – generalized feeling of distress 1
  4. distressed
    – afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief 1
    upset; worried; distressed; disquieted; disturbed
    – afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief 1
    • upset adj
      • too upset to say anything1
    • worried adj
      • worried parents1
      • a worried frown1
      • one last worried check of the sleeping children1
    • distressed adj
      • distressed about her son's leaving home1
    • disquieted adj
      • spent many disquieted moments1
    • disturbed adj
      • lapsed into disturbed sleep1
  5. distressed
    – facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty 1
    distressed; hard-pressed; in a bad way; hard put
    – facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty 1
    • distressed adj
      • distressed companies need loans and technical advice1
    • hard-pressed adj
      • financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices1
    • in a bad way adj
      • found themselves in a bad way financially1
    • hard put adj
      • we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment1
  6. distressed
    – suffering severe physical strain or distress 1
    stressed; distressed
    – suffering severe physical strain or distress 1
    • stressed adj
    • distressed adj
      • he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing1

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Related Definitions for "distressed":

  1. generalized feeling of distress1
  2. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief1
    • distressed about her son's leaving home1
  3. facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty1
    • distressed companies need loans and technical advice1
  4. suffering severe physical strain or distress1
    • he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing1

distress:

distress [the ~] noun

  1. the distress
    the sorrow; the grief; the distress
  2. the distress
    the pain; the sorrow; the grief; the misery; the distress; the sadness
  3. the distress
    the trouble; the distress; the beastliness
  4. the distress
    – the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim 1
    the distress; the distraint
    – the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim 1
    • distress [the ~] noun
      • Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien1
    • distraint [the ~] noun
  5. the distress
    – psychological suffering 1
    the distress; the hurt; the suffering
    – psychological suffering 1
    • distress [the ~] noun
      • the death of his wife caused him great distress1
    • hurt [the ~] noun
    • suffering [the ~] noun
  6. the distress
    – extreme physical pain 1
    the distress
    – extreme physical pain 1
    • distress [the ~] noun
      • the patient appeared to be in distress1
  7. the distress
    – a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need) 1
    the distress
    – a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need) 1
    • distress [the ~] noun
      • a ship in distress1
      • she was the classic maiden in distress1

distress

  1. distress
  2. distress
  3. distress

distress verb

  1. distress
    – cause mental pain to 1
    distress
    – cause mental pain to 1
    • distress verb
      • The news of her child's illness distressed the mother1
  2. distress
    – bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship 1
    distress; straiten
    – bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship 1

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Related Definitions for "distress":

  1. the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim1
    • Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien1
  2. psychological suffering1
    • the death of his wife caused him great distress1
  3. extreme physical pain1
    • the patient appeared to be in distress1
  4. a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)1
    • a ship in distress1
    • she was the classic maiden in distress1
  5. cause mental pain to1
    • The news of her child's illness distressed the mother1
  6. bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship1

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