distressed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /dɪˈstɹɛst/
Meanings
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Anxious or uneasy.
Wee are troubled on euery side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despaire,
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Corinthians 4:8:Now, I saw, upon a time, when he was walking in the fields, that he was, as he was wont, reading in his book, and greatly distressed in his mind; and, as he read, he burst out, as he had done before, crying, "What shall I do to be saved?"
1678, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World, to That which is to Come: […], London: […] Nath[aniel] Ponder […], →OCLC:Oh that thou wer't not, poore distreſſed ſoule.
c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:She is distressed because she can't find her keys.
- (of merchandise, usually) Damaged.
- (of a property) Offered for sale after foreclosure.
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(of furniture, usually) Faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique.
Distressed jeans bear all the signs of exertion, while the consumer never has to lift a finger. What could be more luxurious than that?
2022, Carolyn Purnell, Blue Jeans, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 44:Lawyers for Hirst accepted that his works had on occasion “been made to look older or distressed”.
2024 March 19, Maeve McClenaghan, “Damien Hirst formaldehyde animal works dated to 1990s were made in 2017”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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(of securities) Experiencing financial or operational distress, default, or bankruptcy.
distressed debt
Sam Zell called himself “the Grave Dancer”, even though, as he explained, his penchant for buying distressed assets “wasn’t so much dancing on graves as …raising the dead”.
2023 May 25, “What properties would Sam Zell invest in next?”, in The Economist, →ISSN:One multibillion-dollar firm that specialises in distressed debt called X's debt “uninvestable”.
2023 December 16, “Musk told lenders they would not lose money on Twitter deal”, in FT Weekend (Companies & Markets section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10:Funds that buy “distressed” debt, which typically yields ten percentage points or more over Treasuries, are becoming familiar villains.
2019 November 7, “Distressed debt funds are waiting for a downturn”, in The Economist, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more distressed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most distressed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
predistressed · distressed sale · pre-distressed · undistressed · distressedness · nondistressed · distressedly
Synonyms
unglued · distraught · heartsore · tormented · pained · tortured · agonised/agonized
Translations (39)
ga angarach (anxious or uneasy) · es subastado (offered for sale after foreclosure) · sv orolig (anxious or uneasy) · fi levoton (anxious or uneasy) · bg запориран (offered for sale after foreclosure) · mi māngi (anxious or uneasy) · de beunruhigt (anxious or uneasy) · non ǫngværr (anxious or uneasy) · hi खिन्न (anxious or uneasy) · bg изтормозен (anxious or uneasy) · fi vanhennettu (faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique) · es deslucido (faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique) · mi mamate (anxious or uneasy) · ckb چەوساو (damaged) · es temeroso (anxious or uneasy) · ckb چەوساو (anxious or uneasy) · sv förstörd (damaged) · mi pāpōuri (anxious or uneasy) · hi संतप्त (anxious or uneasy) · es atribulado (anxious or uneasy) · fr en détresse (anxious or uneasy) · fi huolestunut (anxious or uneasy) · fi loppuunmyynti- (offered for sale after foreclosure) · sa खिन्न (anxious or uneasy) · es rematado (offered for sale after foreclosure) · sv bedrövad (anxious or uneasy) · tr sıkıntılı (anxious or uneasy) · cmn 苦恼的 (anxious or uneasy) · fi vahingoittunut (damaged) · cmn 苦惱的 /苦恼的 (anxious or uneasy) · es gastado (faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique) · cmn 哀伤的 (anxious or uneasy) · fr accablé (anxious or uneasy) · ga anacrach (anxious or uneasy) · es maltratado (faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique) · sv skadad (damaged) · iba ibur (anxious or uneasy) · mi pōkeka (anxious or uneasy) · es dañado (damaged)