English Explanatory Dictionary

distressed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Anxious or uneasy.
  2. Damaged.
  3. Offered for sale after foreclosure.
  4. Faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique.
  5. Experiencing financial or operational distress, default, or bankruptcy.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of distress

Pronunciation

/dɪˈstɹɛst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-distressed.wav

Word forms

distressed more distressed most distressed

Synonyms

distraught heartsore pained unglued agonised/agonized tormented tortured

Derived words

distressedly distressedness distressed sale nondistressed predistressed pre-distressed undistressed
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