distressedadjective
uk/dɪˈstrest/us/dɪˈstrest/C1 upset or worried:
She was deeply distressed by the news of his death.
having problems because of having too little money:
They are taking steps to stimulate business development in (economically) distressed areas of the country.
a distressed material has been treated to make it look as if it has been used for a long time:
distressed denim
distressed leather chairs
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Feeling sad and unhappy
- (down) in the dumps idiom
- a dog's life idiom
- a long face idiom
- abject
- be cut up idiom
- be down in the mouth idiom
- be in a funk idiom
- bruised
- dog
- doleful
- dour
- downhearted
- grieving
- miserably
- mope
- mope around (somewhere)
- morose
- mournful
- not be a happy camper idiom
- wretched
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