Distressed
Distressed adjective - Generalized feeling of distress.
Heavyhearted and distressed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heavyhearted" instead an adjective "Distressed".
Heavyhearted
Heavyhearted adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: she was heavyhearted at losing the election, in which she had invested everything
Distressed and heavyhearted are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distressed" instead an adjective "Heavyhearted".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- melancholy and distressed
- melancholy and heavyhearted
- dismal and distressed
- dismal and heavyhearted
- woeful and distressed
- woeful and heavyhearted
- downcast and distressed
- downcast and heavyhearted
- dejected and distressed
- dejected and heavyhearted
- depressed and distressed
- depressed and heavyhearted
- sad and distressed
- sad and heavyhearted
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Heavyhearted and Distressed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/distressed/heavyhearted
Distressed & Heavyhearted. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/distressed/heavyhearted>.
Heavyhearted or Distressed. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/distressed/heavyhearted.
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