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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  distressed \distressed\ adj.
     1. facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty;
        as, distressed companies need loans and technical advice.
  
     Syn: hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad way(predicate), in
          trouble(predicate).
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. experienceing a generalized feeling of distress. Also See:
        dejected, unhappy, sad. Antonym: euphoric.
  
     Syn: dysphoric, unhappy.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. suffering severe physical strain or discomfort; as, he
        dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having
        difficulty breathing.
  
     Syn: stressed, in a bad way(predicate).
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     4. emotionally upset.
  
     Syn: unstrung.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Distress \Dis*tress"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distressed; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Distressing.] [Cf. OF. destrecier. See Distress,
     n.]
     1. To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with
        calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed.
                                                    --2 Cor. iv.
                                                    8.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To compel by pain or suffering.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Men who can neither be distressed nor won into a
              sacrifice of duty.                    --A. Hamilton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Law) To seize for debt; to distrain.
  
     Syn: To pain; grieve; harass; trouble; perplex; afflict;
          worry; annoy.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Distress \Dis*tress"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distressed; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Distressing.] [Cf. OF. destrecier. See Distress,
     n.]
     1. To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with
        calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable.
  
              We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed.
                                                    --2 Cor. iv.
                                                    8.
  
     2. To compel by pain or suffering.
  
              Men who can neither be distressed nor won into a
              sacrifice of duty.                    --A. Hamilton.
  
     3. (Law) To seize for debt; to distrain.
  
     Syn: To pain; grieve; harass; trouble; perplex; afflict;
          worry; annoy.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  distressed
       adj 1: facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "the
              troubled car industry"; "distressed companies need
              loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed
              Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were
              hard put to meet the mortgage paymentng"; "it was
              apparent that the magazine was in trouble"; "found
              themselves in a bad way financially" [syn: hard-pressed,
               hard put, in a bad way(p), in trouble(p)]
       2: generalized feeling of distress [syn: dysphoric, unhappy]
          [ant: euphoric]
       3: suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped
          out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty
          breathing"; "the victim was in a bad way and needed
          immediate attention" [syn: stressed, in a bad way(p)]
       4: 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" [syn: disquieted, disturbed, upset, worried]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  distressed
     Αγγλικά a.
     ταραγμένος, στρεσαρισμένος, εκνευρισμένος, πολύ ανήσυχος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  distressed
     a.
     1 anxious or uneasy
     2 (lb en of merchandise, etc.) damaged
     3 (lb en of a property) offered for sale after foreclosure
     4 (lb en of furniture, etc.) faded or abused in order to appear old,
  or antique
     vb.
     (infl of en distress  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  distressed
     a.
     1 anxious or uneasy
     2 (lb en of merchandise, etc.) damaged
     3 (lb en of a property) offered for sale after foreclosure
     4 (lb en of furniture, etc.) faded or abused in order to appear old,
  or antique
     vb.
     (infl of en distress  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  distressed
     a.
     1 anxious or uneasy
     2 (lb en of merchandise, etc.) damaged
     3 (lb en of a property) offered for sale after foreclosure
     4 (lb en of furniture, etc.) faded or abused in order to appear old,
  or antique
     vb.
     (infl of en distress  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  distressed
     a.
     1 anxious or uneasy
     2 (lb en of merchandise, etc.) damaged
     3 (lb en of a property) offered for sale after foreclosure
     4 (lb en of furniture, etc.) faded or abused in order to appear old,
  or antique
     vb.
     (infl of en distress  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  distressed
     Englanti a.
     levoton
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm d istress ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  distressed
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en distress ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb distress)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Distressed /dɪstɹˈɛst/
  مكتئب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  distressed //dɪˈstɹɛst// 
  1. изтормозен
  anxious or uneasy
  2. запориран
  offered for sale after foreclosure

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  distressed /dɪstɹˈɛst/ 
  sklíčený

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  distressed /dɪstɹˈɛst/
  Kummer gemacht, Sorge bereitet, gequält, betrübt
   see: distress sb., distressing
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  distressed /dɪstɹˈɛst/
  bekümmert, leidvoll, verzweifelt 
   see: be distressed, totally distressed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  distressed /dɪstɹˈɛst/
  notleidend, Not leidend 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  distressed /dɪstɹˈɛst/
  schmerzlich berührt, geschmerzt, im Innersten/in der Seele wehgetan, zu Herzen gegangen, beelendet, in die Seele geschnitten
     Synonyms: grieved, pained, been painful, caused pain, made miserable
  
   see: grieve sb., pain sb., be painful for sb., cause sb. pain, distress sb., make sb. miserable, grieving, paining, being painful, causing pain, distressing, making miserable, It grieves me to see more and more land being sealed and lost as green space., It sometimes does cause me pain to see people being unappreciative of my work., The pictures visibly pain her., It distresses me to see perfectly good food just being thrown away.
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  distressed //dɪˈstɹɛst// 
  1. huolestunut, levoton
  anxious or uneasy
  2. vahingoittunut
  damaged
  3. vanhennettu
  faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique
  4. loppuunmyynti-
  offered for sale after foreclosure

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  distressed /dɪstɹˈɛst/
  1. lehangolt
  2. szükséget szenvedô
  3. ínséges
  4. csüggedt
  5. nyomorgó
  6. szomorú
  7. lefoglalt
  8. kifáradt
  9. ínséget szenvedô
  10. kimerült
  11. vigasztalan
  12. végveszedelemben forgó
  13. levert

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  distressed //dɪˈstɹɛst// 
  1. orolig
  anxious or uneasy
  2. förstörd, skadad
  damaged

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/dɪˈstɹɛst/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  88 Moby Thesaurus words for "distressed":
     abashed, afflicted, agitated, agonized, annoyed, anxious,
     badly off, beset, bothered, cast down, chagrined, chapfallen,
     confused, convulsed, crucified, discomfited, discomforted,
     discomposed, disconcerted, disquieted, distracted, distrait,
     disturbed, down to bedrock, embarrassed, feeling the pinch,
     harassed, hard up, harrowed, hung up, hurt, hurting, ill at ease,
     ill off, impecunious, in Queer Street, in distress,
     in narrow circumstances, in pain, in reduced circumstances,
     in straitened circumstances, inconvenienced, irked, lacerated,
     land-poor, martyred, martyrized, mortified, narrow, on the edge,
     on the rack, out of countenance, out of pocket, pained, perturbed,
     pinched, plagued, poor, poorly off, put to it, put-out, put-upon,
     puzzled, racked, reduced, short, short of cash, short of funds,
     short of money, sore beset, squeezed, straitened, strapped,
     suffering, tormented, tortured, troubled, twisted, uncomfortable,
     under the harrow, uneasy, unmoneyed, unprosperous, upset, vexed,
     worried, wounded, wrung
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  痛苦的

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 哀伤的

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