distressed Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
straiten; distress.
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verb cause mental pain to
distress.
- The news of her child's illness distressed the mother
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adjective satellite facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
hard put; hard-pressed; in a bad way.
- distressed companies need loans and technical advice
- financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices
- we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment
- found themselves in a bad way financially
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adjective generalized feeling of distress
dysphoric; unhappy.
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adjective satellite suffering severe physical strain or distress
stressed.
- he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing
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adjective satellite afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
disturbed; upset; disquieted; worried.
- too upset to say anything
- spent many disquieted moments
- distressed about her son's leaving home
- lapsed into disturbed sleep
- worried parents
- a worried frown
- one last worried check of the sleeping children
