distressed
In emotional pain
Distressed describes a state of suffering, anxiety, or pain.
A distressed person is upset or troubled; a distressed company faces financial difficulty.
In furniture and fashion, distressed means intentionally aged or worn: distressed leather, distressed jeans.
The deliberate wear mimics authentic weathering.
A distress signal calls for help; a damsel in distress needs rescue.
Severely emotionally distressed
- distraughtDeeply agitated by grief
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- troubledExperiencing distress or anxiety
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
worried · agitated · tormented · suffering · afflicted · pained · dismayed · perturbed
Lost original color
- tatteredRipped and worn out
- shabbyWorn and neglected
- threadbareWorn until transparent
- raggedWorn to shreds
frayed · torn · ripped · scuffed · beat-up · worn-out · dilapidated · decrepit
Experiencing serious difficulty
- insolventUnable to pay debts
- bankruptUnable to repay debts
- failingFlaw in one's nature
- troubledExperiencing distress or anxiety
underwater · overleveraged · cash-strapped · debt-ridden · foreclosed · defaulting · liquidating · restructuring
Made to seem antique
- weatheredEroded by exposure
- rusticRural and unrefined
- patinaSurface film from aging
- barnwoodSalvaged aged farm lumber
reclaimed · chippy · rubbed · sanded · farmhouse · aged · whitewashed · crackling
Overwhelmed by sudden fear
- franticWildly anxious or desperate
- helplessUnable to act independently
- hopelessBeyond possibility of success
- direExtremely serious or urgent
urgent · critical · alarmed · fearful · stranded · cornered · trapped · drowning
Overwhelmed with grief
- grief-strickenOverwhelmed by profound loss
- bereavedDeprived by death
- sorrowfulFilled with grief
- mournfulShowing or feeling grief
lamenting · desolate · forlorn · tearful · despairing · inconsolable · devastated · bereft
anguished
Severely emotionally distressed
- distraughtDeeply agitated by grief
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- troubledExperiencing distress or anxiety
anxious · worried · agitated · tormented · suffering · afflicted · pained · dismayed · perturbed · uneasy
faded
Lost original color
- tatteredRipped and worn out
- shabbyWorn and neglected
- threadbareWorn until transparent
ragged · frayed · torn · ripped · scuffed · beat-up · worn-out · dilapidated · decrepit · scruffy
struggling
Experiencing serious difficulty
troubled · underwater · overleveraged · cash-strapped · debt-ridden · foreclosed · defaulting · liquidating · restructuring · fire-sale
antiqued
Made to seem antique
barnwood · reclaimed · chippy · rubbed · sanded · farmhouse · aged · whitewashed · crackling
panicked
Overwhelmed by sudden fear
- franticWildly anxious or desperate
- helplessUnable to act independently
- hopelessBeyond possibility of success
dire · urgent · critical · alarmed · fearful · stranded · cornered · trapped · drowning · overwhelmed
heartbroken
Overwhelmed with grief
- grief-strickenOverwhelmed by profound loss
- bereavedDeprived by death
- sorrowfulFilled with grief
mournful · lamenting · desolate · forlorn · tearful · despairing · inconsolable · devastated · bereft · mourning
- fashion adjectivesstylish, elegant, casual, formal, trendy
- furniture traitswooden, upholstered, cushioned, padded, comfortable
- mental statesknowledge, conscious, mood, anxious, memory
- secondhandused, pre-owned, preowned, secondhand, hand-me-down
- vintage stylesretro, antique, Victorian, Art Nouveau, mid-century modern
- well-wornthreadbare, frayed, tattered, shabby, ragged
distressedcomfortable
Physically at ease
prosperous · thriving · secure · affluent · flourishing
- distress beaconDevice broadcasting location during emergencies
- distress signalsUrgent pleas for rescue
- intestinal distressAbdominal discomfort from digestion
- distress callUrgent plea for aid
- damsel in distressWoman needing rescue
- distressed jeansPants made to appear worn
distress, distressing, distressful, distresses, undistressed