Distressedly

/dɪˈstrɛsɪdli/ adverb

Definition

In a manner showing worry, suffering, or severe anxiety.

Etymology

Adverbial form of 'distressed,' which comes from Old French 'distresse' (anguish, hardship). The word trace back to Latin 'districtus' (separated, pulled apart). The '-ly' suffix converts the adjective into an adverb indicating manner.

Kelly Says

It's interesting that distress originally meant something physically constrained or pulled tight—that Latin 'districtus'—so saying someone acts 'distressedly' literally suggests they're tied up in anxiety, a lovely metaphor.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ስለ 苦痛
se-le koo-toong
ARالعربية
بألم
bi-al-im
BNবাংলা
দুঃখে
doo-khe
CACatalà
ambiciosament
am-bi-cio-sa-men-t
CSČeština
úzkostně
oo-zkost-ne
DADansk
lidenskab
lee-den-ska-b
DEDeutsch
verzweifelt
fer-zwey-felt
ELΕλληνικά
με λύπη
me lee-pee
ESEspañol
tristemente
tree-steh-men-teh
FAفارسی
غمگینانه
gham-gee-na-neh
FISuomi
huolestune
hwo-le-stune
FRFrançais
malheureusement
mal-a-fe-te-man
GUGU
પીડાથી
pee-dah-thee
HAHA
rufe
roo-feh
HEעברית
בצער
be-tzaar
HIहिन्दी
दुःख से
doo-kh seh
HUMagyar
szomorúan
smo-ro-oo-an
IDBahasa Indonesia
dengan sedih
de-ngan se-dih
IGIG
nwata
nwa-tah
ITItaliano
angosciosamente
an-go-s-cho-sa-men-teh
JA日本語
苦しげに
kurushi-ge-ni
KKKK
қасіетпен
ka-she-et-pen
KMKM
រឿង
roong
KO한국어
괴로워하며
gwo-ro-wo-ha-mi
MRMR
दुःखासह
doo-kha-sah
MSBahasa Melayu
dengan sedih
de-ngan se-dih
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ပျက်
seet-pyet
NLNederlands
angstig
ang-stig
NONorsk
angstfullt
angst-fullt
PAPA
ਦੁਖ ਨਾਲ
dookh naal
PLPolski
smutno
smu-tno
PTPortuguês
tristemente
tree-steh-men-teh
RORomână
cu suferință
koo-su-fe-rin-tsah
RUРусский
безнадежно
be-na-de-zh-no
SVSvenska
sorgfullt
sorg-fullt
SWKiswahili
kwa huzuni
kwaa hoo-zoo-nee
TAதமிழ்
வருத்தத்துடன்
va-ruth-thuth-dan
TEతెలుగు
వేదనతో
ve-dan-toh
THไทย
ทุกข์
took
TLTL
malungkot
ma-lung-kot
TRTürkçe
üzüntüyle
oo-zoo-ntoo-yle
UKУкраїнська
турботою
toor-bo-toy
URاردو
غم سے
gham seh
VITiếng Việt
cố gắng
koh-ghay
YOYO
ẹ̀rọ̀
eh-roh
ZH中文
痛苦地
tòngkǔ dì
ZUZU
umthwalo
oom-thwa-loh

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