Distressed

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Suffering distress: the distressed parents of wayward youths.
  • adj. Damaged or previously used: distressed merchandise.
  • adj. Having been foreclosed and offered for sale, usually at a price below market value: distressed real estate.
  • adj. Intentionally marred or faded to convey an antique or used look: distressed furniture; distressed denim.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. anxious or uneasy
  • adj. damaged
  • adj. offered for sale after foreclosure
  • adj. faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique
  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of distress.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty.
  • adj. experienceing a generalized feeling of distress.
  • adj. suffering severe physical strain or discomfort.
  • adj. emotionally upset.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Suffering distress; exciting pity; miserable: as, a poor distressed object of charity. Also distrest.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. generalized feeling of distress
  • adj. suffering severe physical strain or distress
  • adj. facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
  • adj. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
    • Equivalent
    troubled   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hard-pressed    hard put    in a bad way(predicate)    in trouble    stressed   
    Verb Stem
    distress   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Best    Blessed    Brest    Celeste    Este   
     
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