distressed

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /dɪˈstrɛst/

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• Hyphenation: dis‧tressed

Verb

Plain form distress

Third-person singular distresses

Past tense distressed

Past participle distressed

Present participle distressing

1. The past tense and past participle of distress.

Adjective

Positive distressed

Comparative more distressed

Superlative most distressed

1. Distressed means to be intensely upset, worried, anxious, or to suffer from physical or emotional pain.

   I was distressed after the sad loss.

Related words

• distress