Distressed - Definition
distressed
adj 1: facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty;
"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"
[syn: distressed, hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad
way(p)]
2: generalized feeling of distress [syn: dysphoric,
distressed, unhappy] [ant: euphoric]
3: suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped out
of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty
breathing" [syn: stressed, distressed]
4: afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or
grief; "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" [syn:
disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worried]