1. [adjective] Anxious or uneasy
2. [adjective] (of merchandise etc) damaged
3. [adjective] (of a property) offered for sale after foreclosure
4. [adjective] (of furniture etc) faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique
5. [verb] Simple past tense and past participle of distress
6. [adjective] Facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; 'distressed companies need loans and technical advice'; 'financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices'; 'we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment'; 'found themselves in a bad way financially'.
7. [adjective] Generalized feeling of distress.
8. [adjective] Suffering severe physical strain or distress; 'he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing'.
9. [adjective] Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; 'too upset to say anything'; 'spent many disquieted moments'; 'distressed about her son's leaving home'; 'lapsed into disturbed sleep'; 'worried parents'; 'a worried frown'; 'one last worried check of the sleeping children'.
