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- DictionaryDis·tressed/dəˈstrest/
adjective
- 1. suffering from anxiety, sorrow, or pain: "I was distressed at the news of his death"
(of fabric) made or processed to appear faded or wrinkled, as if from long, steady use: Our best-selling jeans are the ones in distressed denim.
noun. great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble: distress over his mother's illness. Synonyms: tribulation, adversity, anguish, agony. Antonyms: comfort. a state of extreme necessity or misfortune: After the stock market crash, he found himself in great financial distress.
Definition of distressed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
distressed. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English dis‧tressed /dɪˈstrest/ adjective 1 very upset deeply/visibly distressed Hannah was deeply distressed by the news. distressed at/by My client is very distressed at the treatment she received from your officers. distressed to find/hear/see/learn etc something She was distressed to ...
3 days ago · 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.
a situation in which someone is in danger and needs help: an aircraft in distress. distress. verb [ T ] uk / dɪˈstres / us. to make someone feel very upset or worried: It distressed me to see how ill she looked. distressing. adjective. B2. a distressing experience.
Definition of distress noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
