distressed
US: /dɪˈstɹɛst/
UK: /dɪstɹˈɛst/
UK: /dɪstɹˈɛst/
English Vietnamese dictionary
distressed
- tính từ
- đau buồn
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
1 upset and anxious: He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions.
2 suffering pain; in a poor physical condition: When the baby arrived, it was blue and distressed.
3 (of a piece of clothing or furniture) made to look older and more worn than it really is: a distressed leather jacket
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 anguish, anxiety, affliction, angst, grief, misery, torment, ache, pain, suffering, agony, torture, woe, woefulness, wretchedness; unhappiness, sorrow, sadness, depression, heartache, desolation:
It is impossible to imagine the distress of a bereaved parent.
2 calamity, trouble, adversity, catastrophe, tragedy, misfortune, difficulty, hardship, straits, trial, disaster:
Has he no sympathy for the distresses that have beset his people?
v.
3 bother, disturb, perturb, upset, trouble, worry, harrow, harry, vex, harass, plague, oppress, grieve, torment, torture, afflict:
The thought of Miss Camberley as a hostage distressed us all.
Concise English dictionary
distresses|distressed|distressingdɪ'stres
noun
+psychological suffering
+a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
+extreme physical pain
+the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
verb
+cause mental pain to
