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Textual thesaurus for "distressed"

(adj) unhappy, dysphoric

generalized feeling of distress


(adj) disturbed, disquieted, upset, worried

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


(adj) hard put, hard-pressed, in a bad way

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


(adj) stressed

suffering severe physical strain or distress

he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing