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Distressed   /dɪstrˈɛst/   Listen
verb
Distress  v. t.  (past & past part. distressed; pres. part. distressing)  
1.
To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable. "We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed."
2.
To compel by pain or suffering. "Men who can neither be distressed nor won into a sacrifice of duty."
3.
(Law) To seize for debt; to distrain.
Synonyms: To pain; grieve; harass; trouble; perplex; afflict; worry; annoy.


adjective
distressed  adj.  
1.
Facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; as, distressed companies need loans and technical advice.
Synonyms: hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad way(predicate), in trouble(predicate).
2.
Experienceing a generalized feeling of distress. Also See: dejected, unhappy, sad. Antonym: euphoric.
Synonyms: dysphoric, unhappy.
3.
Suffering severe physical strain or discomfort; as, he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing.
Synonyms: stressed, in a bad way(predicate).
4.
Emotionally upset.
Synonyms: unstrung.





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"Distressed" Quotes from Famous Books



... to slay him; but when he raised the sword to give the stroke he was so distressed that he turned his face away; but no sooner had he struck his head off than there stood before him a handsome prince in the place of ...
— Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol. 2 • Charles Dudley Warner
... a black forest. All our family, Fabia, have been like the trees. But perhaps Rome needs the Dryads too. What is moral truth?" Fabia smiled suddenly. "Ovid would say it is beauty," she said. "That is an old dispute between us." Her face fell again. "He will be deeply distressed by this calamity. Julia has been very gracious to him and he admires her even more than he did ...
— Roads from Rome • Anne C. E. Allinson
... feet run through mountains and forests, and his eyes sought and sought, but nowhere was he to be seen whom they wanted to see—the sorely distressed sufferer and crier. On the whole way, however, he rejoiced in his heart and was full of gratitude. "What good things," said he, "hath this day given me, as amends for its bad beginning! What ...
— Thus Spake Zarathustra - A Book for All and None • Friedrich Nietzsche
... distressed. He had had no experience of Nelly in tears. She had never wept or fainted or done any of the interesting things young ladies were supposed to do in his time. She had been always the light of the house, always happy and healthy ...
— Mary Gray • Katharine Tynan
... you I know it. M. Giroux, the chief at that time, was distressed at the order, he told me so himself; he said ...
— Through the Wall • Cleveland Moffett


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