If someone is distressed, they are upset or worried.
I feel very alone and distressed about my problem.
Synonyms: upset, worried, troubled, anxious More Synonyms of distressed
2. adjective
A distressed object such as a piece of furniture or an item of clothing has been deliberately made to look old.
...distressed jeans.
...distressed wooden benches.
Synonyms: aged More Synonyms of distressed
More Synonyms of distressed
distressed in British English
(dɪˈstrɛst)
adjective
1.
much troubled; upset; afflicted
2.
in financial straits; poor
3.
(of furniture, fabric, etc) having signs of ageing artificially applied
4. economics another word for depressed (sense 5)
distressed in American English
(dɪˈstrɛst)
adjective
1.
full of distress; anxious, suffering, troubled, etc.
2.
given the appearance of being antique, as by having the finish marred
distressed walnut
3.
designating or of an area in which there is widespread unemployment, poverty, etc.
4.
designating or of goods, esp. repossessed goods, sold at low prices or at a loss
Examples of 'distressed' in a sentence
distressed
Photographs taken at the time showed her with her eyes shut and looking distressed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I spent about 30 seconds trying to feel distressed but abandoned the attempt.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Focus on the source of your anger: who or what is making you feel distressed, and why?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The term includes the "relief of the poor and distressed or of the underprivileged.
Christianity Today (2000)
She looked distressed and said she had an awful nightmare.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This is sometimes all it takes to make a distressed patient feel better and more in control.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The family were deeply distressed about it and had no idea how to tackle the situation.
Jan Fennell, Foreword by Monty Roberts THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend (2002)
It has undoubtedly distressed and upset many.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
How much distressed he must have been.
Charlotte M. Yonge The Daisy Chain (1837)
There are certainly going to be opportunities to buy distressed assets.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Potential suitors have included distressed debt and equity funds as well as trade buyers and wholesalers.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There was no note or indication he was feeling down or distressed.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The experience left her mother deeply distressed and her father exhausted.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Hedge funds and distressed debt investors are all thought to be circling.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Talk to your husband again about how distressed you feel when he flirts.
The Sun (2009)
He had been found wounded and deeply distressed on the verge of a motorway.
Jan Fennell, Foreword by Monty Roberts THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend (2002)
They looked really distressed and scared.
The Sun (2014)
Rooms are stark white with flashes of blue, and distressed furniture.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Antique ceramics dot the bedroom walls, artfully distressed furniture and soft linen complete the look.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
I am already upset and quite distressed enough without this.
The Sun (2016)
When he failed to come for a second time, "the little invalid was much distressed by it '.
Deborah Cadbury THE LOST KING OF FRANCE: Revolution, Revenge and the Search for Louis XVII (2002)
At a ballet performance recently he had been "distressed by the poor quality of playing, and the povertyof the music they were required to play.
Susie Gilbert and Jay Shir A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since1945 (2003)
We may now see them become important in terms of supplying property - either through distressed sales or asset management - that equity buyers will go for.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
distressed
British English: distressed ADJECTIVE
If someone is distressed, they are upset or worried.
I feel very alone and distressed about my problem.
American English: distressed
Brazilian Portuguese: aflito
Chinese: 心烦的
European Spanish: aflijido
French: affligé
German: verstört
Italian: angosciato
Japanese: 悲嘆にくれて
Korean: 괴로워하는
European Portuguese: aflito
Latin American Spanish: aflijido
1 (adjective)
Definition
much troubled
I felt distressed about my problem.
Synonyms
upset
She was really upset when her best friend moved halfway across the world.
worried
I'm not worried about the future.
troubled
She sounded deeply troubled.
anxious
She admitted she was still anxious about the situation.
distracted
At work he was distracted by the noise.
tormented
distraught
Her parents were distraught until they heard the good news.
afflicted
agitated
She seemed agitated about something.
saddened
wretched
The wretched look on the dog's face melted his heart.
2 (adjective)
Definition
in financial difficulties
investment in the nation's distressed areas
Synonyms
poverty-stricken
delivering medical aid to poverty-stricken areas
poor
He was one of thirteen children from a poor family.
impoverished
The goal is to lure businesses into impoverished areas.
needy
a project aimed at raising funds for needy children around the world
destitute
destitute families who live in poverty
indigent (formal)
Medical professionals should be permitted to provide free healthcare to indigent people.
down at heel
straitened
penurious
3 (adjective)
Definition
(of furniture or fabric) having signs of ageing artificially applied
distressed wooden benches
Synonyms
aged
Additional synonyms
in the sense of agitated
She seemed agitated about something.
Synonyms
upset,
worried,
troubled,
disturbed,
shaken,
excited,
alarmed,
nervous,
anxious,
distressed,
rattled (informal),
distracted,
uneasy,
unsettled,
worked up,
ruffled,
unnerved,
disconcerted,
disquieted,
edgy,
flustered,
perturbed,
on edge,
fazed,
ill at ease,
hot under the collar (informal),
in a flap (informal),
hot and bothered (informal),
antsy (informal),
angsty,
all of a flutter (informal),
discomposed,
flapping (informal)
in the sense of anxious
Definition
causing anxiety
She admitted she was still anxious about the situation.