distressed

dis·tressed  (d-strst)

adj.

1. Suffering distress: the distressed parents of wayward youths.

2. Damaged or previously used: distressed merchandise.

3. Having been foreclosed and offered for sale, usually at a price below market value: distressed real estate.

4. Intentionally marred or faded to convey an antique or used look: distressed furniture; distressed denim.

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distressed

Adjective

1. much troubled; upset

2. in great physical pain

3. in financial difficulties

4. (of furniture or fabric) having signs of ageing artificially applied

Thesaurus

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" hard put, hard-pressed, in a bad way 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 dysphoric, unhappy 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" stressed 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" disquieted, upset, worried, disturbed 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

adjective 2. poverty-stricken, poor, impoverished, needy, destitute, indigent, down at heel, straitened, penurious