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Flawed vs Distressed - What's the difference?

flawed | distressed |

As adjectives the difference between flawed and distressed

is that flawed is having a flaw while distressed is anxious or uneasy.

As a verb distressed is

past tense of distress.

flawed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a flaw
  • Flawed diamonds are generally not used in jewellery.
    His design for a perpetual motion machine is flawed because water does not flow uphill.

    Antonyms

    * perfect

    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)