What is another word for dis-tressed?
Pronunciation:
[ dˈɪstɹˈɛst], [ dˈɪstɹˈɛst], [ d_ˈɪ_s_t_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_t]
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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