distressed
Use Distressed in a sentence
adjective
1.
affected with or suffering from distress.
2.
(of merchandise or property for sale) damaged, out-of-date, or used.
3.
(of real estate) foreclosed and offered for sale.
4.
(of furniture) purposely blemished or marred so as to give an antique appearance.
5.
(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.
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noun
1.
great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
2.
a state of extreme necessity or misfortune.
3.
the state of a ship or airplane requiring immediate assistance, as when on fire in transit.
4.
that which causes pain, suffering, trouble, danger, etc.
5.
liability or exposure to pain, suffering, trouble, etc.; danger: a damsel in distress.
adjective
8.
afflicted with or suffering distress: distress livestock; distress wheat.
9.
caused by or indicative of distress or hardship: distress prices; distress borrowing.
verb (used with object)
10.
to afflict with great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; trouble; worry; bother.
11.
to subject to pressure, stress, or strain; embarrass or exhaust by strain: to be distressed by excessive work.
12.
to compel by pain or force of circumstances: His suffering distressed him into committing suicide.
Origin:
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English destresse < Anglo-French distresse, destresse, Old French < Vulgar Latin *districtia, equivalent to Latin district(us) (see district) + -ia -y3; (v.) Middle English destressen < Anglo-French destresser (Old French destrecier), derivative of the noun
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English destresse < Anglo-French distresse, destresse, Old French < Vulgar Latin *districtia, equivalent to Latin district(us) (see district) + -ia -y3; (v.) Middle English destressen < Anglo-French destresser (Old French destrecier), derivative of the noun
Related forms
dis·tress·ing·ly, adverb
pre·dis·tress, noun, verb (used with object)
Antonyms
1. comfort.
1. comfort.
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distress (dɪˈstrɛs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to cause mental pain to; upset badly |
| 2. | (usually passive) to subject to financial or other trouble |
| 3. | to damage (esp furniture), as by scratching or denting it, in order to make it appear older than it is |
| 4. | law a less common word for distrain |
| 5. | archaic to compel |
| —n | |
| 6. | mental pain; anguish |
| 7. | the act of distressing or the state of being distressed |
| 8. | physical or financial trouble |
| 9. | in distress (of a ship, aircraft, etc) in dire need of help |
| 10. | law |
| a. the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of or in satisfaction of a debt, claim, etc; distraint | |
| b. the property thus seized | |
| c. (US) (as modifier): distress merchandise | |
| [C13: from Old French destresse distress, via Vulgar Latin, from Latin districtus divided in mind; see | |
| dis'tressful | |
| —adj | |
| dis'tressfully | |
| —adv | |
| dis'tressfulness | |
| —n | |
| dis'tressing | |
| —adj, —n | |
| dis'tressingly | |
| —adv | |
| distressed (dɪˈstrɛst) | |
| —adj | |
| 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 |
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Word Origin & History
distress
late 13c., from O.Fr. destresse, from Gallo-Romance *districtia "restraint, affliction," from L. districtus, pp. of distringere "draw apart, hinder," also, in M.L. "compel, coerce," from dis- "apart" + stringere "draw tight, press together" (see strain (v.)). Related: Distressed; distressing.
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Medical Dictionary
distress dis·tress (dĭ-strěs')
n.
Mental or physical suffering or anguish.
Severe strain resulting from exhaustion or trauma.
dis·tress' adj.
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Example sentences
The distressed building has recently changed hands again.
The firm also said it planned to open a new fund focused on distressed investment in real estate.
His group stayed, but suffered poor housekeeping and food service, effects of the distressed property's staff cutbacks.
Grace stood silently, appearing interested but not distressed.
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