Distressed - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪˈstrest|  American pronunciation of the word distressed
Brit.  |dɪˈstrest|  British pronunciation of the word distressed
- this word is a past tense form of the verb to distress
- this word is a past participle form of the verb to distress

adjective

- facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty (syn: hard-pressed)
distressed companies need loans and technical advice
- suffering severe physical strain or distress (syn: stressed)
he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing
- afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief (syn: disquieted, disturbed, upset, worried)
distressed about her son's leaving home

Extra examples

She felt emotionally and physically distressed.

The government provided funds to the economically distressed city.

Donations were given to financially distressed families.

Hannah was deeply distressed by the news.

My client is very distressed at the treatment she received from your officers.

She was distressed to see he was crying.

The animal was clearly distressed.

Distressed companies need loans and technical advice.

...a distressed baby puling in its crib...

The dream had distressed her greatly.

The news of her child's illness distressed the mother

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