distressed

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distressed

/dɪˈstɹɛst/

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adjective more distressed · most distressed

Anxious or uneasy. She is distressed because she can't find her keys.
Similar: distraught, heartsore, pained, unglued, agonised/agonized, tormented, tortured
usually, of merchandise Damaged.
of a property Offered for sale after foreclosure.
usually, of furniture Faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique. Distressed jeans bear all the signs of exertion, while the consumer never has to lift a finger. What could be more luxurious than that?
of securities Experiencing financial or operational distress, default, or bankruptcy. distressed debt

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of distress

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: troubled, worried, upset, stressed, hard put, hard-pressed, unhappy, disturbed, dysphoric, disquieted, in trouble, disturbing, disquieting, perturbed, anxious, aghast

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adj anxious or uneasy

Español	temeroso, atribulado
中文	苦惱的 /苦恼的, 苦恼的 kǔnǎo de, 哀伤的 āishāng de
हिन्दी	खिन्न khinn, संतप्त santapt
Français	en détresse, accablé
Deutsch	beunruhigt

adj damaged

Español	dañado

adj offered for sale after foreclosure

Español	rematado, subastado

adj faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique

Español	gastado, maltratado, deslucido

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@misc{distressed_2026,
  title = {distressed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/distressed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}