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distressed |
2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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}]
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