distressed
adjective /dɪˈstrest/Definition
C1 upset or worried: She was deeply distressed by the news of his death.Feeling sad and unhappy › having problems because of having too little money: The government is taking steps to stimulate business development in (economically) distressed areas.Feeling sad and unhappy › a distressed material has been treated to make it look as if it has been used for a long time: distressed denim distressed leather chairsWords used to describe textiles
(Definition of distressed adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (down) in the dumps idiom
- a dog's life idiom
- a long face idiom
- be cut up idiom
- be down in the mouth idiom
- be in a funk idiom
- distraught adjective
- doleful adjective
- dour adjective
- downcast adjective (UNHAPPY)
- downhearted adjective
- lugubrious adjective
- martyred adjective
- maudlin adjective
- melancholic adjective
- moody adjective
- upset adjective (WORRIED)
- woe is me idiom
- woebegone adjective
- woeful adjective (SAD)
Topic:
Feeling sad and unhappy
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