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Distressed vs Irate - What's the difference?

distressed | irate |

As adjectives the difference between distressed and irate

is that distressed is anxious or uneasy while irate is extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.

As a verb distressed

is (distress).

distressed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • anxious or uneasy
    • I'm distressed that John hasn't answered my calls. I hope nothing bad happened to him on the way here.
  • (of merchandise etc) damaged
  • (of a property) offered for sale after foreclosure
  • (of furniture etc) faded or abused in order to appear old, or antique

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (distress)

    • irate

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.

    • Synonyms

    * furious * infuriated * sore * See also

    Related terms

    * irascible * irately * irateness * ire

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