ALL meanings of distressed
dis·tressed
D d - adjective distressed afflicted with or suffering distress: distress livestock; distress wheat. 1
- adjective distressed caused by or indicative of distress or hardship: distress prices; distress borrowing. 1
- noun distressed great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble. 1
- noun distressed a state of extreme necessity or misfortune. 1
- noun distressed the state of a ship or airplane requiring immediate assistance, as when on fire in transit. 1
- noun distressed that which causes pain, suffering, trouble, danger, etc. 1
- noun distressed liability or exposure to pain, suffering, trouble, etc.; danger: a damsel in distress. 1
- noun distressed Law. the legal seizure and detention of the goods of another as security or satisfaction for debt, etc.; the act of distraining. the thing seized in distraining. 1
- noun distressed to dent, scratch, or stain (furniture, lumber, or the like) so as to give an appearance of age. 1
- verb with object distressed to afflict with great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; trouble; worry; bother. 1
- verb with object distressed to subject to pressure, stress, or strain; embarrass or exhaust by strain: to be distressed by excessive work. 1
- verb with object distressed to compel by pain or force of circumstances: His suffering distressed him into committing suicide. 1
- noun distressed Suffering from anxiety, sorrow, or pain. 1
- adjective distressed person: stressed 1
- adjective distressed industry, city 1
- adjective distressed jeans: made to look worn 1
- adjective distressed If someone is distressed, they are upset or worried. 0
- adjective distressed A distressed object such as a piece of furniture or an item of clothing has been deliberately made to look old. 0
- adjective distressed much troubled; upset; afflicted 0
- adjective distressed in financial straits; poor 0
- adjective distressed (of furniture, fabric, etc) having signs of ageing artificially applied 0
- adjective distressed full of distress; anxious, suffering, troubled, etc. 0
- adjective distressed given the appearance of being antique, as by having the finish marred 0
- adjective distressed designating or of an area in which there is widespread unemployment, poverty, etc. 0
- adjective distressed designating or of goods, esp. repossessed goods, sold at low prices or at a loss 0
- verb distressed simple past tense and past participle of distress. 0
- adjective distressed anxious or uneasy. 0
- adjective distressed (of merchandise, etc.) damaged. 0
- adjective distressed (of a property) offered for sale after foreclosure. 0
- adjective distressed (of furniture, etc.) faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique. 0