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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDistressed
/dɪˈstrɛst/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Suffering from anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
"She was deeply distressed by the unexpected news." - 2
Given an artificial appearance of age and wear, typically applied to furniture, fabrics, or leather.
"The living room featured a charmingly distressed wooden coffee table."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English 'distressen', originating from Old French 'destreicer' (to press closely, afflict), ultimately from the Latin 'distringere' (to draw apart, bind tight). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from physical constraint and affliction to emotional suffering, and later extended to describe manufactured signs of age and wear on materials.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Distressed" is said worldwide
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détressé
Transliteration: /de.tʁe.se/
"Il semblait très détressé après l'incident."
bedrängt
Transliteration: /bəˈdʁɛŋt/
"Sie sah sehr bedrängt und besorgt aus."
addolorato
Transliteration: /ad.do.loˈra.to/
"Era visibilmente addolorato per la notizia."
angustiado
Transliteration: /aŋ.ɡusˈtja.ðo/
"El niño estaba muy angustiado por perderse."
aflito
Transliteration: /aˈfli.tu/
"Ela ficou muito aflita com o atraso dele."
परेशान
Transliteration: pareshan
"वह बुरी खबर सुनकर बहुत परेशान थी।"
苦恼的
Transliteration: kǔnǎo de
"听到这个消息后，他显得很苦恼。"
괴로워하는
Transliteration: goerowohaneun
"그녀는 그 소식을 듣고 괴로워했다."
悩んでいる
Transliteration: nayande iru
"彼はその問題について深く悩んでいる。"
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