What is another word for dis-tressed?
1147 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ dˈɪstɹˈɛst], [ dˈɪstɹˈɛst], [ d_ˈɪ_s_t_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_t]
Dis-tressed is a word that can be used to describe a situation or a person who is experiencing extreme emotional pain or discomfort. It can also be used to describe an object that is damaged or in poor condition. Some synonyms for dis-tressed include troubled, anguished, sorrowful, pained, and afflicted. Other synonyms include damaged, worn out, dilapidated, and broken. There are many different words that can be used to describe a state of distress, and choosing the right one depends on the context and circumstances of the situation. Whether you are discussing emotions, objects, or events, it is important to choose the right synonym to effectively convey your meaning.
Synonyms for Dis-tressed:
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adj.
• affected- Grieved ,
- Influenced ,
- altered ,
- changed ,
- compassionate ,
- damaged ,
- distressed ,
- excited ,
- impaired ,
- impressed ,
- injured ,
- overwhelmed ,
- overwrought ,
- sorry ,
- stimulated ,
- stirred ,
- sympathetic ,
- tender ,
- touched ,
- upset .
- abashed ,
- aghast ,
- alarmed ,
- apprehensive ,
- aroused ,
- blanched ,
- cowardly ,
- cowed ,
- daunted ,
- discouraged ,
- disheartened ,
- dismayed ,
- disturbed ,
- faint-hearted ,
- frightened ,
- frozen ,
- have cold feet ,
- horrified ,
- in awe ,
- intimidated ,
- nervous ,
- panic-stricken ,
- perplexed ,
- petrified ,
- rattled ,
- run scared ,
- scared ,
- scared stiff ,
- scared to death ,
- shocked ,
- startled ,
- stunned ,
- suspicious ,
- terrified ,
- terror-stricken ,
- timid ,
- timorous ,
- trembling .
- Butterflies ,
- Clutched ,
- Dreading ,
- Hacked ,
- afraid ,
- careful ,
- choked ,
- disquieted ,
- fearful ,
- fretful ,
- in a state ,
- in suspense ,
- nervy ,
- restless ,
- shaking ,
- shivery ,
- shot to pieces ,
- solicitous ,
- sweating bullets ,
- taut ,
- uneasy ,
- unquiet ,
- watchful ,
- worried sick ,
- wreck .
- Compunctious ,
- Demeaned ,
- apologetic ,
- bashful ,
- blushing ,
- chagrined ,
- conscience-stricken ,
- contrite ,
- crestfallen ,
- debased ,
- discomfited ,
- disconcerted ,
- embarrassed ,
- flustered ,
- guilty ,
- hesitant ,
- humble ,
- humbled ,
- humiliated ,
- meek ,
- mortified ,
- muddled ,
- penitent ,
- regretful ,
- reluctant ,
- repentant ,
- shamed ,
- shamefaced ,
- sheepish ,
- shy ,
- stammering ,
- stuttering ,
- submissive .
- adverse ,
- disagreeable ,
- discouraging ,
- displeasing ,
- gloomy ,
- grim ,
- melancholy ,
- troubling ,
- unfavorable ,
- unfortunate ,
- unhappy ,
- unpleasant .
- berserk ,
- carried away ,
- crazed ,
- delirious ,
- demented ,
- frantic ,
- frenetic ,
- hysterical ,
- insane ,
- mad ,
- out of one's mind ,
- out of one's wit ,
- raving ,
- unbalanced ,
- unhinged ,
- very upset ,
- worked-up .
- Cheapened ,
- Depreciated ,
- deprived ,
- destitute ,
- devalued ,
- ghetto ,
- ghost ,
- needy ,
- poor ,
- poverty-stricken ,
- run-down ,
- shanty ,
- skid row ,
- underprivileged ,
- weakened .
- Objecting ,
- balked ,
- beaten ,
- chapfallen ,
- complaining ,
- defeated ,
- depressed ,
- despondent ,
- discontented ,
- disenchanted ,
- disgruntled ,
- disillusioned ,
- dissatisfied ,
- down ,
- down in the dumps ,
- downcast ,
- downhearted ,
- foiled ,
- frustrated ,
- hopeless ,
- taken down ,
- thwarted ,
- unsatisfied ,
- vanquished ,
- worsted .
- bad ,
- black ,
- blue ,
- cheerless ,
- cold ,
- comfortless ,
- crushed ,
- dark ,
- dejected ,
- despairing ,
- destroyed ,
- dispirited ,
- doleful ,
- dreary ,
- forlorn ,
- grief-stricken ,
- heartbroken ,
- hurting ,
- in pain ,
- in the pits ,
- low ,
- miserable ,
- sad ,
- somber ,
- sorrowful ,
- torn-up ,
- woebegone ,
- woeful .
- addled ,
- beside oneself ,
- confused ,
- crazy ,
- discomposed ,
- in a panic ,
- like a chicken with its head cut off ,
- nonplussed ,
- nuts ,
- thrown ,
- unscrewed ,
- unzipped ,
- wild .
- Dragged ,
- Exercised ,
- Saddened ,
- afflicted ,
- agitated ,
- all torn up ,
- antsy ,
- anxious ,
- basket case ,
- bothered ,
- bugged ,
- bummed out ,
- bundle of nerves ,
- concerned ,
- cut up ,
- discombobulated ,
- disconsolate ,
- distracted ,
- distrait ,
- distraught ,
- fidgety ,
- harassed ,
- hyper ,
- in a stew ,
- in a tizzy ,
- inconsolable ,
- jittery ,
- jumpy ,
- miffed ,
- peeved ,
- perturbed ,
- ripped ,
- shaky ,
- shook ,
- shook up ,
- shot down ,
- spooked ,
- strung out ,
- tormented ,
- troubled ,
- unconsolable ,
- unglued ,
- up the wall ,
- uptight ,
- wired ,
- worried ,
- wrecked ,
- wretched .
- brooding ,
- cast down ,
- disappointed ,
- down-in-the-mouth ,
- droopy ,
- dull ,
- glum ,
- heartsick ,
- listless ,
- low-spirited ,
- moody ,
- mopey ,
- morose ,
- oppressed ,
- singing the blues ,
- sunk ,
- weighed down .
- Tyrannized ,
- a slave to ,
- abject ,
- at one's beck and call ,
- at one's feet ,
- at one's mercy ,
- exploited ,
- have-not ,
- helpless ,
- in one's clutches ,
- in one's pocket ,
- in one's power ,
- led by the nose ,
- maltreated ,
- mistreated ,
- overcome ,
- persecuted ,
- subjugated ,
- subservient ,
- suppressed ,
- under one's thumb ,
- underdog ,
- underfoot .
- HIT ,
- Mauled ,
- Nicked ,
- Piqued ,
- aching ,
- aggrieved ,
- agonized ,
- battered ,
- bleeding ,
- bruised ,
- buffeted ,
- burned ,
- busted up ,
- contused ,
- cut ,
- disfigured ,
- grazed ,
- harmed ,
- indignant ,
- lacerated ,
- marred ,
- mutilated ,
- offended ,
- pained ,
- put away ,
- resentful ,
- rueful ,
- scarred ,
- scraped ,
- scratched ,
- shot ,
- sore ,
- stricken ,
- struck ,
- suffering ,
- tortured ,
- umbrageous ,
- warped ,
- wounded .
- Beggared ,
- Strapped ,
- bankrupt ,
- barren ,
- broke ,
- clean ,
- depleted ,
- drained ,
- empty ,
- flat ,
- flat broke ,
- impecunious ,
- indigent ,
- insolvent ,
- necessitous ,
- penurious ,
- played out ,
- reduced ,
- ruined ,
- spent ,
- sterile .
- Racked ,
- ailing ,
- brokenhearted ,
- dolorous ,
- down in the mouth ,
- ill ,
- mournful ,
- on a downer ,
- pathetic ,
- pitiable ,
- ruthful ,
- sick ,
- sickly ,
- strained ,
- tragic .
- annoyed ,
- edgy ,
- excitable ,
- fitful ,
- fussy ,
- high-strung ,
- irritable ,
- neurotic ,
- on edge ,
- querulous ,
- restive ,
- ruffled ,
- sensitive ,
- shrinking ,
- skittish ,
- snappish ,
- tense ,
- twitchy ,
- unrestful ,
- unstrung ,
- volatile ,
- weak .
- Arousing ,
- affecting ,
- base ,
- beggarly ,
- cheap ,
- commiserative ,
- contemptible ,
- deplorable ,
- despicable ,
- dismal ,
- distressing ,
- grievous ,
- heartbreaking ,
- heartrending ,
- inadequate ,
- insignificant ,
- joyless ,
- lamentable ,
- mean ,
- moving ,
- paltry ,
- piteous ,
- scurvy ,
- shabby ,
- stirring ,
- tearful ,
- touching ,
- vile ,
- worthless .
- Unmoneyed ,
- bad off ,
- dirt poor ,
- down and out ,
- down-and-out ,
- hard up ,
- impencunious ,
- impoverished ,
- in dire circumstances ,
- in great need; financially poor ,
- in want ,
- miserably poor ,
- moneyless ,
- needful ,
- penniless ,
- short ,
- stone broke ,
- stranded ,
- wanting .
- Languishing ,
- bereaved ,
- bitter ,
- down in dumps ,
- down in mouth ,
- in doldrums ,
- in grief ,
- in the dumps ,
- lugubrious ,
- morbid ,
- out of sorts ,
- pensive ,
- pessimistic ,
- sick at heart ,
- weeping ,
- wistful .
- Blubbering ,
- Whimpering ,
- bawling ,
- blubbery ,
- in tears ,
- lachrymose ,
- lamenting ,
- moist ,
- poignant ,
- sniveling ,
- sobbing ,
- teary ,
- watery ,
- weepy ,
- wet .
- Collapsing ,
- Overworked ,
- Pooped ,
- Prostrated ,
- all in ,
- asleep ,
- beat ,
- bored ,
- broken-down ,
- burned out ,
- consumed ,
- dead on one's feet ,
- dog-tired ,
- done for ,
- done in ,
- drooping ,
- drowsy ,
- enervated ,
- exasperated ,
- fagged ,
- faint ,
- fatigued ,
- fed up ,
- finished ,
- flagging ,
- haggard ,
- irked ,
- irritated ,
- jaded ,
- narcoleptic ,
- overtaxed ,
- petered out ,
- sick of ,
- sleepy ,
- stale ,
- tuckered out ,
- wasted ,
- worn ,
- worn out .
- Harrowed ,
- aggravated ,
- asea ,
- displeased ,
- exacerbated ,
- inconvenienced ,
- pestered ,
- plagued ,
- provoked ,
- put out ,
- puzzled ,
- riled ,
- shaken .
- Capsized ,
- Spilled ,
- Toppled ,
- Tumbled ,
- amazed ,
- broken up ,
- chaotic ,
- come apart ,
- disordered ,
- in disarray ,
- overturned ,
- psyched out ,
- tipped over ,
- unsettled ,
- upside-down .
- Bummed ,
- calamitous ,
- faulty ,
- flimsy ,
- hapless ,
- inferior ,
- low-down ,
- shameful ,
- sordid ,
- spiritless .
-
v.
• afflict • agonize- bleed ,
- carry on ,
- eat heart out ,
- excruciate ,
- labor ,
- lament ,
- sing the blues ,
- squirm ,
- stew over ,
- strive ,
- struggle ,
- take it badly ,
- wince ,
- writhe .
- amaze ,
- astonish ,
- chill ,
- daunt ,
- dismay ,
- frighten ,
- give a turn ,
- make jump ,
- panic ,
- scare ,
- scare silly ,
- scare stiff ,
- scare to death ,
- spook ,
- startle ,
- surprise ,
- terrify ,
- unnerve .
- Henpeck ,
- abrade ,
- agitate ,
- ask for it ,
- badger ,
- be at ,
- be on the back of ,
- bedevil ,
- beleaguer ,
- bore ,
- chafe ,
- displease ,
- egg on ,
- exasperate ,
- fire up ,
- gall ,
- gnaw ,
- heat up ,
- hit where one lives ,
- madden ,
- make waves ,
- nettle ,
- nudge ,
- perturb ,
- provoke ,
- push button ,
- ride ,
- rile ,
- ruffle ,
- t-off ,
- tease ,
- turn off ,
- work on .
- aggravate ,
- alarm ,
- browbeat ,
- carp at ,
- concern ,
- cross ,
- discommode ,
- disconcert ,
- disgust ,
- embarrass ,
- exacerbate ,
- goad ,
- grate on ,
- hinder ,
- impede ,
- inconvenience ,
- insult ,
- intrude upon ,
- molest ,
- pursue ,
- spite ,
- tantalize ,
- taunt .
- apply to ,
- be relevant to ,
- bear on ,
- become involved ,
- interest ,
- involve ,
- make anxious ,
- make uneasy ,
- pertain to ,
- regard ,
- take pains ,
- touch .
- abase ,
- bear down ,
- beat down ,
- bum out ,
- cow ,
- damp ,
- dampen ,
- darken ,
- debase ,
- debilitate ,
- degrade ,
- devitalize ,
- discourage ,
- dishearten ,
- dispirit ,
- drag ,
- drain ,
- enervate ,
- faze ,
- keep under ,
- lower ,
- mock ,
- mortify ,
- put down ,
- reduce ,
- reduce to tears ,
- run down ,
- sap ,
- scorn ,
- slow ,
- throw cold water on ,
- turn one off ,
- weaken ,
- weary ,
- weigh down .
- be distasteful ,
- be disturbing ,
- be sickening ,
- be unsuitable ,
- discomfort ,
- go against the grain ,
- make ill ,
- nauseate .
- abash ,
- appall ,
- awe ,
- break one's heart ,
- bully ,
- confuse ,
- dash ,
- deject ,
- demoralize ,
- deprecate ,
- disparage ,
- droop ,
- intimidate ,
- overawe ,
- prostrate ,
- repress .
- affright ,
- bewilder ,
- confound ,
- disillusion ,
- dumbfound ,
- flummox ,
- fluster ,
- foul up ,
- horrify ,
- louse up ,
- mess up ,
- muck up ,
- mystify ,
- nonplus ,
- paralyze ,
- put off ,
- puzzle ,
- rattle ,
- screw up ,
- shake ,
- snafu ,
- take aback ,
- terrorize ,
- throw ,
- throw into a tizzy ,
- unhinge .
- 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 ,
- get to ,
- 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 .
- arouse ,
- astound ,
- complicate ,
- disrupt ,
- distract ,
- excite ,
- interfere ,
- interrupt ,
- intrude ,
- muddle ,
- outrage ,
- pique ,
- rouse ,
- shake up ,
- tire .
- catch one short ,
- chagrin ,
- discountenance ,
- give a bad time ,
- hang up ,
- let down ,
- make a monkey of ,
- put in a hole ,
- put in a spot ,
- put on the spot ,
- put out of countenance ,
- shame ,
- show up ,
- stun .
- attack ,
- bait ,
- bullyrag ,
- burn ,
- despoil ,
- devil ,
- exhaust ,
- fatigue ,
- foray ,
- hassle ,
- heckle ,
- jerk around ,
- macerate ,
- maraud ,
- noodge ,
- persecute ,
- raid ,
- rattle one's cage .
- abuse ,
- constrain ,
- cut to the quick ,
- give no quarter ,
- go for jugular ,
- lambaste ,
- lay a bad trip on ,
- lean on ,
- martyrize ,
- prejudice ,
- punish ,
- sting ,
- thumb nose at ,
- vitiate ,
- work over ,
- zing .
- batter ,
- blemish ,
- blight ,
- contort ,
- cripple ,
- damage ,
- deface ,
- deform ,
- disable ,
- disfigure ,
- distort ,
- do in ,
- draw blood ,
- foul ,
- hack up ,
- impair ,
- maim ,
- maltreat ,
- mangle ,
- mar ,
- mutilate ,
- ruin ,
- spoil ,
- tarnish ,
- total ,
- undermine ,
- wax ,
- wrong .
- affront ,
- anger ,
- antagonize ,
- be disagreeable ,
- disgruntle ,
- disoblige ,
- jar ,
- repel ,
- repulse ,
- shock ,
- sin ,
- slight ,
- slur ,
- snub ,
- transgress ,
- trespass .
- Despotize ,
- crush ,
- encumber ,
- force ,
- handicap ,
- keep down ,
- overload ,
- overpower ,
- overthrow ,
- overwhelm ,
- prey on ,
- put screws to ,
- put the squeeze on ,
- put upon ,
- rule ,
- saddle ,
- smother ,
- subjugate ,
- suppress ,
- tax ,
- trample ,
- tyrranize ,
- weigh heavy upon .
- ache ,
- anguish ,
- bite ,
- chasten ,
- convulse ,
- gripe ,
- harm ,
- inflame ,
- nick ,
- prick ,
- smart ,
- suffer ,
- throb ,
- tingle .
- Depredate ,
- blackmail ,
- consume ,
- devour ,
- exploit ,
- feed on ,
- fleece ,
- live off ,
- load ,
- plunder ,
- seize ,
- take advantage of .
- burn out ,
- bush ,
- collapse ,
- crawl ,
- drop ,
- ennui ,
- fag ,
- fail ,
- flag ,
- fold ,
- give out ,
- go stale ,
- grow weary ,
- jade ,
- overburden ,
- overstrain ,
- overtax ,
- overwork ,
- pall ,
- peter out ,
- poop out ,
- put to sleep ,
- sink ,
- wear ,
- wear out ,
- wilt ,
- yawn .
- adjy ,
- cramp ,
- craze ,
- derange ,
- flip ,
- floor ,
- flurry ,
- incapacitate ,
- indispose ,
- key up ,
- lay up ,
- pother ,
- rock the boat ,
- throw off balance ,
- turn ,
- turn on .
- cause ennui ,
- cloy ,
- drowse ,
- enfeeble ,
- fade ,
- fall off ,
- glut ,
- grow tired ,
- have had enough ,
- leave one cold ,
- lose interest ,
- make discontented ,
- take it out of ,
- tire out ,
- try the patience of ,
- tucker out .
How to use "Dis-tressed" in context?
Everyone experiences periods of dis-tress at some point in their lives. Dis-tress can come from a variety of different sources, such as personal or external pressures, problems at home or at work, and mental health issues. Dis-tress can interfere with our ability to enjoy our lives and can lead to feelings of loneliness or depression. However, there are ways to cope with dis-tress and manage our feelings in a healthy way.
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