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Distressful vs Distressed - What's the difference?

distressful | distressed |

As adjectives the difference between distressful and distressed

is that distressful is causing or having distress, strain, or anxiety while distressed is anxious or uneasy.

As a verb distressed is

past tense of distress.

distressful

English

Alternative forms

* distressfull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing or having distress, strain, or anxiety.

    • 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)