distressed

5 definitions • 8 examples

upset or worried:

deeply distressed She was deeply distressed by the news of his death.

visibly distressed He became visibly distressed as his account was read out to the court.

having problems because of having too little money:

economically distressed They are taking steps to stimulate business development in economically distressed areas of the country.

financially distressed I specialize in business recovery, giving advice to financially distressed companies.

a distressed material has been treated to make it look as if it has been used for a long time:

distressed denim

distressed leather chairs

distressed debts, etc. are sold to investors at very low prices because there is a high risk that the company owing them will be unable to pay them back. Investors buy them because they hope to get back more from the company owing the money than they have paid for the debts:

The Texas-based firm buys distressed assets from financial institutions and liquidates them at a profit.

distressed goods, etc. are sold at very low prices in order to get rid of them, for example, because they are damaged or belonged to a bankrupt company:

Many liquidators sell a variety of distressed merchandise by the pallet, lot or truckload at below wholesale prices.