Definition
Archaic or poetic past tense of distress; extremely troubled or in dire straits.
Etymology
An archaic spelling variant of 'distressed,' using the older '-est' ending instead of '-ed.' This reflects earlier English verb conjugations, common in Middle English and Early Modern English.
Kelly Says
You'll find 'distrest' in Shakespeare and older poetry—it's a reminder that English verbs used to form past tense multiple ways, and some archaic forms persist in poetry for their rhythmic or formal qualities.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስደንገኛ
as-den-gen-nya
CACatalà
afligit
a-flee-git
CSČeština
truchlivý
chru-ch-li-vee
DADansk
fortvivlet
fort-vee-vlet
DEDeutsch
bedrückt
be-druckt
ELΕλληνικά
λυπημένος
ly-pi-men-os
ESEspañol
afligido
a-flee-hee-doh
FISuomi
murtunut
mur-tu-nut
FRFrançais
affligé
a-flee-zhe
HUMagyar
szomorú
so-mo-roo
IDBahasa Indonesia
sedih
se-dih
ITItaliano
afflitto
a-flee-tto
JA日本語
心を痛める
kokoro o itameru
KKKK
қасіретті
ka-si-ret-ti
KO한국어
괴로워하다
gwo-ro-wo-ha-da
MSBahasa Melayu
sedih
se-dih
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ကောင်း
seet-ka-ung
NLNederlands
bedrukt
be-drukt
NONorsk
fortvilet
for-tv-i-let
PLPolski
zmartwiony
zmar-tvo-nee
PTPortuguês
perturbado
per-tur-ba-doh
RORomână
îngrijorat
in-gri-jo-rat
RUРусский
скорбный
skorbnyy
SVSvenska
bedrövad
be-dro-vad
SWKiswahili
huzuni
hoo-zoo-nee
TAதமிழ்
வருத்தம்
varu-tham
TLTL
malungkot
ma-lung-kot
TRTürkçe
üzüntülü
u-zu-n-tülü
UKУкраїнська
сумний
sum-niy
VITiếng Việt
bị đau khổ
bee dau kho