Synonyms for
Distressed
Definition
feeling or showing extreme unhappiness or pain; suffering from anxiety, sorrow, or pain
Synonyms & similar words
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Common collocations
- deeply distressed
- financially distressed
- visibly distressed
- distressed by
- distressed state
- distressed patient
- distressed call
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Usage note
Often used to describe emotional or financial hardship. Can also refer to a state of physical suffering or pain.
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Example sentences
- He was distressed when he failed his math test.
- The distressed mother couldn't find her lost child.
- The cat's distressed meowing woke me up in the middle of the night.
- The distressed wood gave the table a rustic look.
- I could tell by her distressed expression that something was wrong.
Quotes
I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning. - J.B. Priestley
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. - Steve Jobs
A champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall. - Serena Williams