DISTRESSED as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • generalized feeling of distress
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  2. Meaning
    • afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
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    • 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 wo
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  3. Meaning
    • facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
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    • the troubled car industry
    • distressed companies need loans and technical advice
    • financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices
    • we were hard put to meet the mortgage paymen
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  4. Meaning
    • suffering severe physical strain or distress
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing
    • the victim was in a bad way and needed immediate attention
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