Definition of Distressed

A heavy artificial texture in which the floor has been scraped, scratched, or gouged to give it a time-worn antique look. (A common method of distressing is wirebrushing.)

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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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Adfydig = a. distressed, wretched

Cyflng = a. distressed; restricted

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Adjective
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"
(synonym) hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad way(p), in trouble(p)
(similar) troubled
2. generalized feeling of distress
(synonym) dysphoric, unhappy
(see-also) dejected
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"
(synonym) stressed, in a bad way(p)
(similar) troubled
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"
(synonym) disquieted, disturbed, upset, worried
(similar) troubled

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Noun
1. psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"
(synonym) hurt, suffering
(hypernym) pain, painfulness
(hyponym) anguish, torment, torture
2. a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress"
(hypernym) adversity, hardship, hard knocks
(hyponym) anguish
3. extreme physical pain; "the patient appeared to be in distress"
(hypernym) pain, hurting
4. the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landloard's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien"
(synonym) distraint
(hypernym) seizure

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Verb
1. cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"
(hypernym) disturb, upset, trouble
(hyponym) besiege
(derivation) hurt, suffering

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