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- Dictionarydis·tressed/dəˈstrest/
adjective
- 1. suffering from anxiety, sorrow, or pain: "I was distressed at the news of his death"
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Distressed means of, relating to, or experiencing economic decline or difficulty. See examples of distressed in a sentence, word history, synonyms, and related words.
Distressed can mean upset, worried, or having financial problems. It can also describe a material that looks old or damaged, or a debt that is risky to buy. Learn more with definitions, synonyms, and translations.
Distressed is an adjective that describes a general feeling of unhappiness, like the distressed feeling you have when your team is about to lose the big game. Distressed can also describe feeling stressed out and tired because of worry.
Distress can mean seizure and detention of goods, pain or suffering, or a state of danger or need. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related words for distress.
showing or suffering from distress; worried or upset: They got a call from a distressed mother whose child had gone missing. We could tell from the distressed expression on his face that the news was bad. characterized by poor conditions or lack of resources: The distressed economy has left many families struggling to make ends meet.
Distress is a noun that means a feeling of extreme worry, sadness, or pain, or a situation in which you are suffering or are in great danger. It is also a verb that means to make someone feel very upset or worried. See more meanings, examples, and synonyms of distress in English.
to afflict with great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; trouble; worry; bother: It distresses Grandpa when you bring up the war. to subject to pressure, stress, or strain; embarrass or exhaust by strain: to be distressed by excessive work. to compel by pain or force of circumstances: Her faithlessness distressed him into ending their marriage.
