Definitions for distressed
dɪˈstrɛstdis·tressed

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. distressed, hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad way(p)adjective

   facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty

   "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment"; "found themselves in a bad way financially"

2. dysphoric, distressed, unhappyadjective

   generalized feeling of distress

3. stressed, distressedadjective

   suffering severe physical strain or distress

   "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing"

4. disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worriedadjective

   afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

   "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"

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1. distressedadjective

   anxious or uneasy

   I'm distressed that John hasn't answered my calls. I hope nothing bad happened to him on the way here.

2. distressedadjective

   damaged

3. distressedadjective

   offered for sale after foreclosure

4. distressedadjective

   faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Distressed

   of Distress

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of distressed in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of distressed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of distressed in a Sentence

1. Jaideep Pandit:

   Patients who were told about awareness before surgery were prepared and not distressed when they experienced it.

2. Frank Nothaft:

   This reduces the likelihood of large numbers of distressed sales from homeowners who emerge from forbearance later in the year.

3. Anthony Allman:

   I was distressed by it, to say the least, vA was proposing to spend $ 4 million on a garden with that many homeless veterans literally on the street ?

4. Julian Treger:

   At the end of the day we are a shadow lender to a distressed sector.

5. Hanaa Singer:

   The people we met in Madaya were exhausted and extremely frail, doctors were emotionally distressed and mentally drained, working 'round the clock with very limited resources to provide treatment to children and people in need. It is simply unacceptable that this is happening in the 21st century.

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