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Definition of Distressed
1. Adjective. Facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty. "Found themselves in a bad way financially"
2. Adjective. Generalized feeling of distress.
Also: Dejected, Unhappy
Derivative terms: Dysphoria, Unhappiness
Antonyms: Euphoric
3. Adjective. Suffering severe physical strain or distress. "He dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing"
4. Adjective. Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief. "One last worried check of the sleeping children"
Definition of Distressed
1. Adjective. anxious or uneasy ¹
2. Adjective. (context: of merchandise etc) damaged ¹
3. Adjective. (context: of a property) offered for sale after foreclosure ¹
4. Adjective. (context: of furniture etc) faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique ¹
5. Verb. (past of distress) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Distressed
1. distress [v] - See also: distress
Lexicographical Neighbors of Distressed
Literary usage of Distressed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New York Times Current History (1915)
""Much distressed" By WALTER SICHEL [From the London Daily ... And the babe at
its mother's breast— It is said he was " much distressed. ..."
2. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"Mrs Morris contrived to remove one article from his sight that might have distressed
him. The curtain over which she had presided with such talent ..."
3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1885)
"He died at Baltimore in distressed circumstances, ' shunned and neglected,' it
was said, ' by those his former friendship served.' [Biography of the British ..."
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