distressed
part of speech
adjective (distressed; more distressed); also the past form of distress
meaning for a pupil
1) Very upset, worried or in pain. tree →
2) In danger or trouble and needing help: «a distressed ship». tree →
3) (of furniture, clothes) Made to look old and worn on purpose. tree →
4) (formal, business) In money trouble: «a distressed company». tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and safety lessons, a distressed child, animal or swimmer needs help. In design and fashion, «distressed» furniture or jeans have scratches or rips added on purpose. Phrases: «deeply distressed», «distressed by», «distressed jeans», «distressed wood».
examples
- The distressed child was looking for her mum. tree →
- The cat seemed distressed by the fireworks. tree →
- Lifeguards rescued the distressed swimmer. tree →
- She painted the table and sanded it to look distressed. tree →
- He was distressed to hear his friend was ill. tree →
- Distressed jeans are sold with holes already in them. tree →
- “Then what can I do?” asked the distressed man. tree →
note
Past form and adjective of «distress». «Distressed» describes the person who feels it; «distressing» describes the thing that causes it: «a distressing film made me distressed».
In the corpora
- (32-8) Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed.
- And Tillegath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «distressed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.