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distressed

/dɪ'strɛst/

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adjective
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
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"distressed companies need loans and technical advice"

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hard-pressed hard put in a bad way troubled
adjective
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
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"distressed about her son's leaving home"

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disquieted disturbed upset worried troubled
adjective
generalized feeling of distress
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dysphoric unhappy
adjective
suffering severe physical strain or distress
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"he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing"

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stressed troubled

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"distressed companies need loans and technical advice"
"distressed about her son's leaving home"
"he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing"