distressed [dih-strest] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
distress [dih-stres]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: worry, upset
Synonyms: afflict, aggrieve, agonize, ail, be on one's case, bother, break, bug, burn up, depress, desolate, discombobulate, disquiet, disturb, do a number on, dog*, eat*, get to, get*, give a hard time, grieve, harass, harry, hound, hurt, injure, irk, irritate, make it tough for, miff, nag, needle, nit-pick, oppress, pain, peeve, perplex, pester, pick on, plague, push, push buttons, rack, sadden, strain, strap, stress, tick off, torment, torture, trouble, try, vex, weigh, wound
Antonyms: assist, calm, comfort, help, soothe
Main Entry: affected
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: deeply moved or hurt emotionally
Synonyms: afflicted, altered, changed, compassionate, concerned, damaged, distressed, excited, grieved, impaired, impressed, influenced, injured, overwhelmed, overwrought, sorry, stimulated, stirred, sympathetic, tender, touched, troubled, upset
Antonyms: calm, unmoved, unperturbed, unswayed, untroubled
Main Entry: afflict
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cause or become hurt
Synonyms: agonize, annoy, beset, bother, burden, crucify, distress, grieve, harass, harrow, harry, irk, lacerate, martyr, oppress, pain, pester, plague, press, rack, smite, strike, torment, torture, trouble, try, vex, worry, wound
Notes: afflict is generally used with living beings; inflict is generally used with inanimate objects
inflict takes 'on,' afflict takes 'with'
Antonyms: aid, comfort, help, solace, stay away from, take care of
Example Sentences
  • Vulture funds are investment firms that buy securities of distressed companies and overleveraged countries.
  • It is important to track distressed students throughout the semester.
  • With patience you may be able to find a distressed buyer or an estate sale.
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Main Entry: afraid
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: fearful
Synonyms: abashed, aghast, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, aroused, blanched, cowardly, cowed, daunted, discouraged, disheartened, dismayed, distressed, disturbed, faint-hearted, frightened, frozen, have cold feet, horrified, in awe, intimidated, nervous, panic-stricken, perplexed, perturbed, petrified, rattled, run scared, scared, scared stiff, scared to death, shocked, spooked, startled, stunned, suspicious, terrified, terror-stricken, timid, timorous, trembling, upset, worried
Antonyms: bold, brave, composed, confident, cool, courageous, fearless, heroic, intrepid, unafraid, undaunted, valiant
Main Entry: agonize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: suffer or cause another to suffer
Synonyms: afflict, bleed, carry on, crucify, distress, disturb, eat heart out, excruciate, harrow, hurt, labor, lament, martyr, pain, rack, sing the blues, squirm, stew over, strain, strive, struggle, take it badly, torment, torture, try, wince, worry, writhe
Antonyms: not worry
Main Entry: ail
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hurt
Synonyms: afflict, annoy, bother, distress, pain, sicken, trouble, upset
Main Entry: alarm
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: upset
Synonyms: amaze, astonish, chill, daunt, dismay, distress, frighten, give a turn, make jump, panic, scare, scare silly, scare stiff, scare to death, spook, startle, surprise, terrify, unnerve
Antonyms: assure, calm, gladden, reassure, repose, soothe
Main Entry: annoy
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: irritate, upset
Synonyms: T-off, abrade, agitate, ask for it, badger, be at, be on the back of, bedevil, beleaguer, bore, bother, break, bug, burn up, chafe, displease, distress, disturb, egg on, exasperate, fire up, gall, get, gnaw, harass, harry, heat up, henpeck, hit where one lives, irk, madden, make waves, miff, nag, needle, nettle, nudge, peeve, perturb, pester, plague, provoke, push button, ride, rile, ruffle, tease, tick off, trouble, turn off, vex, work on, worry
Antonyms: aid, gratify, make happy, please, soothe
Main Entry: anxious
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: worried, tense
Synonyms: afraid, aghast, antsy*, apprehensive, basket case, bugged, butterflies, careful, choked, clutched, concerned, disquieted, distressed, disturbed, dreading, fearful, fidgety, fretful, hacked, hyper, in a state, in a tizzy, in suspense, jittery, jumpy, nervous, nervy, overwrought, restless, scared, shaking, shaky, shivery, shook up, shot to pieces, solicitous, spooked, strung out, sweating bullets, taut, troubled, uneasy, unglued, unquiet, uptight*, watchful, wired, worried sick, wreck*
Antonyms: assured, calm, content, cool, happy, indifferent, peaceful, tranqil, unconcerned, unworried
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