distressed
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dis·tressed
(dĭ-strĕst′)adj.
1. Suffering distress: the distressed parents of wayward youths.
2.
a. Economically blighted; impoverished: distressed communities.
b. At risk of being foreclosed on: distressed real estate.
c. For sale at a low price, as from being damaged, especially at a price below market value: distressed merchandise.
3. Intentionally marred or faded to convey an antique or used look: distressed furniture; distressed denim.
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distressed
(dɪˈstrɛst)adj
1. much troubled; upset; afflicted
2. (Social Welfare) in financial straits; poor
3. (Clothing & Fashion) (of furniture, fabric, etc) having signs of ageing artificially applied
4. (Furniture) (of furniture, fabric, etc) having signs of ageing artificially applied
5. (Economics) economics another word for depressed4
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dis•tressed
(dɪˈstrɛst)adj.
1. suffering from distress.
2. (of merchandise or property for sale) damaged, out-of-date, or used.
3. (of furniture or wood) purposely blemished or marred so as to give an antique appearance.
4. (of fabric or clothing) processed or treated to appear faded or wrinkled, as if from long, steady use.
[1580–90]
dis•tress′ed•ly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | distressed - facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment"; "found themselves in a bad way financially" troubled - characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers" |
| 2. |  distressed - generalized feeling of distress dejected - affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful" unhappy - experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad" | |
| 3. | distressed - suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing" troubled - characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers" | |
| 4. |  distressed - afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"troubled - characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers" |
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distressed
adjective
1. upset, worried, troubled, anxious, distracted, tormented, distraught, afflicted, agitated, saddened, wretched I felt distressed about my problem.
2. poverty-stricken, poor, impoverished, needy, destitute, indigent, down at heel, straitened, penurious investment in the nation's distressed areas
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distressed
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Translations
distressed
[dɪsˈtrest] ADJ1. (= upset) → afligido, angustiado
I am very distressed at the news → estoy muy afligido por la noticia
I am distressed to hear that → lamento profundamente enterarme de que ...
I am very distressed at the news → estoy muy afligido por la noticia
I am distressed to hear that → lamento profundamente enterarme de que ...
2. (o.f.) (= poverty-stricken) in distressed circumstances → en penuria económica, en dificultades económicas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
distressed
[dɪˈstrɛst] adj (= upset) [person] → bouleversé(e)
to be distressed about sth → être bouleversé(e) par qch
to be distressed to see sth → être bouleversé(e) de voir qch
to be distressed about sth → être bouleversé(e) par qch
to be distressed to see sth → être bouleversé(e) de voir qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
distressed
adj
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
distressed
[dɪsˈtrɛst] adj (upset) → addolorato/a; (poor) → bisognoso/adistressed area → zona sinistrata
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
distressed
a. adolorido-a, angustiado-a, afligido-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012