Synonyms for distressed
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dih-strest |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈstrɛst |
Top 10 synonyms for distressed Other synonyms for the word distressed
- all torn up
- antsy
- basket case
- bugged
- bummed out
- bundle of nerves
- concerned
- cut up
- discombobulated
- disconsolate
- distracted
- distrait
- dragged
- exercised
- fidgety
- harassed
- hyper
- in a stew
- in a tizzy
- inconsolable
- jumpy
- peeved
- ripped
- saddened
- shook
- shook up
- shot down
- spooked
- strung out
- tormented
- unconsolable
- unglued
- up the wall
- uptight
- wired
- worried
- wrecked
- wretched
Définition of distressed
Origin :- past participle adjective from distress. In reference to furniture, by 1940.
- adj upset
- George was glad to have some one to talk to, but he was distressed by this narration of his landlady.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- I was vexed and puzzled, and distressed, too, after sending John away as I had done.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- When he at last reappeared he was white as wax, distressed, anxious, but still resolute.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- She was so distressed to find that she no longer had strength to resist her pride.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- Her face was so distressed that Linda's nimble brain flew to a conclusion.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- She wrung her hands in agony, distressed that she could not at once repair the evil she had done.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- A word of consolation, a caress, even from her mother, would have distressed her.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- "Why, I brought home so much," he said, in a distressed tone.
- Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston
- John pleaded, holding her as if she were a distressed child.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- What are kings made for, save to succor the feeble and distressed?
- Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Antonyms for distressed
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