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distressed [dɪˈstrɛst] adj
1. much troubled; upset; afflicted 2. (Social Welfare) in financial straits; poor 3. (Clothing & Fashion) (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) (of furniture, fabric, etc.) having signs of ageing artificially applied 4. (Economics) Economics another word for depressed [4] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 Translations distressed [dɪsˈtrest] ADJ 1. (= 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 ... 2. (o.f.) (= poverty-stricken) in distressed circumstances → en penuria económica, en dificultades económicas 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 distressed adj distressed [dɪsˈtrɛst] adj (upset) → addolorato/a; (poor) → bisognoso/a distressed area → zona sinistrata distressed [dɪsˈtrɛst] adj (upset) → addolorato/a; (poor) → bisognoso/a distressed area → zona sinistrata How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| But the principal failing occurred in the sailing, And the Bellman, perplexed and distressed, Said he had hoped, at least, when the wind blew due East, That the ship would not travel due West! Is that the way to answer me when I am so distressed and so anxious about you? I never saw a man so distressed as you were by my will; unless it were that hide-bound pedant, Lanyon, at what he called my scientific heresies. |
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