Distressed has 2 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | His nagging distressed her. | |
| 2. | You have no idea how distressed she was. | |
| 3. | The news distressed her. | |
| 4. | What police thought was a distressed cat turned out to be a man practicing the cuica, a drum which produces noise by rubbing a stick attached to the drumhead from the inside. | |
| 5. | EU finance ministers agreed on a permanent support system for distressed eurozone countries on Monday. | |
| 6. | Jane was distressed. | |
| 7. | "How is the young lady?" "She is greatly distressed; but her father is comforting her." | |
| 8. | Tom appears distressed. | |
| 9. | Tom is distressed. | |
| 10. | Tom seems distressed. |