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Distraught vs Stressed - What's the difference?

distraught | stressed |

As adjectives the difference between distraught and stressed

is that distraught is deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed while stressed is suffering stress (either physical or mental.

As a verb stressed is

past tense of stress.

distraught

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed.
  • His distraught widow cried for days, feeling very alone.

    Derived terms

    * distraughtly * distraughtness

    Synonyms

    * distressed * pained

    stressed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (stress)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • suffering stress (either physical or mental)
  • (phonetics) having a stress or accent
  • Antonyms

    * unstressed

    Anagrams

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