distressed
US /dɪˈstrɛst/
・UK /dɪˈstrest/
B1
v.t.Transitive VerbTo cause someone anxiety or sadness
He was distressed to learn she was not coming
v.t.Transitive VerbTo be in financial trouble
She was so distressed when she found out her cat had died
adj.AdjectiveIll, pained or suffering
He had a distressed expression when he heard what his daughter had done
adj.AdjectiveAffected by anxiety, pain, or suffering.
She was deeply distressed by the tragic events.
adj.AdjectiveHaving an appearance of being old and worn.
The distressed jeans were very fashionable.
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VOCABULARY THAT NATIVE SPEAKERS USE IN ENGLISH
- You can say distressed.
You can say distressed.
- Distressed, right?
Distressed, right?
Why the East Ends of (Most) Cities are Poorer
- What may flip this trend though, comes in the form of gentrifiers: oat milk latte-sipping, distressed jeans-wearing, Great Gatsby-reading, exposed brick-loving hipsters, drawn to the grit and blue-collar feel of east ends, who move into these poorer eastern areas, bringing with them open floor plan coffee shops and Korean-fusion taquerias.
What may flip this trend though, comes in the form of gentrifiers: oat milk latte-sipping, distressed jeans-wearing, Great Gatsby-reading, exposed brick-loving hipsters, drawn to the grit and blue-collar feel of east ends, who move into these poorer eastern areas, bringing with them open floor plan coffee shops and Korean-fusion taquerias.
- Oak milk latte sipping, distressed jeans wearing, great Gatsby reading, exposed brick-loving hipsters drawn to the grit and blue-collar feel of East Ends who move into these poorer eastern areas, bringing with them open-floor plan coffee shops and Korean fusion taquerias.
Oak milk latte sipping, distressed jeans wearing, great Gatsby reading, exposed brick-loving hipsters drawn to the grit and blue-collar feel of East Ends who move into these poorer eastern areas, bringing with them open-floor plan coffee shops and Korean fusion taquerias.
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- I'm very distressed.
I'm very distressed.
- I'm very distressed.
I'm very distressed.
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- We're a distressed purchase.
We're a distressed purchase.
The Biggest Primark Haul I've Ever Done | Zoella
- and I also like that they're a bit more kind of distressed at the knees.
and I also like that they're a bit more kind of distressed at the knees.
- Um, and I also like that they're a bit more, kind of distressed
Um, and I also like that they're a bit more, kind of distressed
Bloated Day Outfits
- For the bottoms, I'm wearing these comfy distressed boyfriend jeans,
For the bottoms, I'm wearing these comfy distressed boyfriend jeans,
- For the bottoms, I'm wearing these comfy distressed boyfriend jeans
For the bottoms, I'm wearing these comfy distressed boyfriend jeans
The Hudsucker Proxy - Benny and Lou bar scene
- She's distressed.
She's distressed.
- She's distressed.
She's distressed.
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | Full Audiobook
- I never saw a man so distressed as you were by my will; unless it were that hide-bound pedant,
I never saw a man so distressed as you were by my will; unless it were that hide-bound pedant,
- I never saw a man so distressed as you were by my will, unless it were that Hyde-bound pedant, Lanyon, at what he called my 'scientific heresies' oh, I know he's a good fellow, you needn't frown, an excellent fellow;
I never saw a man so distressed as you were by my will, unless it were that Hyde-bound pedant, Lanyon, at what he called my 'scientific heresies' oh, I know he's a good fellow, you needn't frown, an excellent fellow;
Northanger Abbey 2007 FULL MOVIE ENGSUB
- But your father, was he distressed?.
But your father, was he distressed?.
- But your father, was he distressed?
But your father, was he distressed?
God’s Love Never Fails | Short Film "God Is My Reliance" | Eastern Lightning
- Many times, I stood at the window calling, "When can I live freely?" Just when I was extremely distressed, God's words inspired me.
Many times, I stood at the window calling, "When can I live freely?" Just when I was extremely distressed, God's words inspired me.
- When I was distressed, God accompanied me in the suffering.
When I was distressed, God accompanied me in the suffering.