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dɪˈstrɛstdis·tressed

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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

ChatGPT

  1. distressed

    Distressed refers to experiencing anxiety, sorrow, pain or suffering. It can also describe something that is damaged or worn out, often deliberately for aesthetic purposes. And in finance, it refers to assets or securities that are available for purchase at a reduced price due to the financial instability or bankruptcy of the owner.

Webster Dictionary

  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. Adele Warton:

    We've had instances where some clients are so distressed by protesters that they are too distressed to go ahead with their treatment and have postponed treatment to the next week. It's impacting the risk factor because further into the pregnancy, the risks become higher.

  2. Sheri Madigan:

    Some children are more comfortable seeking affection. Other children are really looking for people to pick up on their cues and signals, like when they might be distressed or frustrated, a really important ingredient in children feeling safety and security is actually just having people attend to those cues.

  3. Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier:

    Apparently there were a number of vessels that became distressed, either capsized or what have you. They were scattered anywhere from Dauphin Island all the way out into Mobile Bay and across to Fort Morgan. Dauphin Island was Dauphin Island.

  4. Francois de La Rochefoucauld:

    Small minds are much distressed by little things. Great minds see them all but are not upset by them.

  5. Esther Choo:

    The truth is, the sickest patients are terrifying, they are air hungry, dropping their oxygen, confused, distressed. We can never show that. But it is terrifying.

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