generalized feeling of distress
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: hard-pressed , hard put , in a bad way ]
suffering severe physical strain or distress; he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing
[ Syn: stressed ]
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; too upset to say anything; spent many disquieted moments; distressed about her sons leaving home; lapsed into disturbed sleep; worried parents; a worried frown; one last worried check of the sleeping children
[ Syn: disquieted , disturbed , upset , worried ]