ADJECTIVE | all | distressed, hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad way | facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty |
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all | distressed, dysphoric, unhappy | generalized feeling of distress | |
all | distressed, stressed | suffering severe physical strain or distress | |
all | distressed, disquieted, disturbed, upset, worried | afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief |
Sounds | dihstreh'st | |
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Rhymes | abreast ... zest: 76 rhymes with ehst... |
Meaning | facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty. | |
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Example | "distressed companies need loans and technical advice" | |
Synonyms | hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad way | |
Broader | troubled | Characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need |
Spanish | afligido, consternado |
Meaning | Generalized feeling of distress. | |
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Synonyms | dysphoric, unhappy | |
See also | dejected | affected or marked by low spirits |
unhappy | Experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent | |
Opposite | euphoric | exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation |
Spanish | afligido, apenado, consternado, triste | |
Catalan | afligit, apesarat, dolorit, pesarós, trist |
Meaning | Suffering severe physical strain or distress. | |
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Example | "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing" | |
Synonym | stressed | |
Broader | troubled | Characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need |
Spanish | estresado |
Meaning | Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief. | |
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Example | "distressed about her son's leaving home" | |
Synonyms | disquieted, disturbed, upset, worried | |
Broader | troubled | Characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need |
Spanish | alterado, angustiado, desasosegado, inquieto, intranquilo, preocupado, turbado | |
Catalan | alterat, angoixat, desassossegat, inquiet, intranquil, preocupada, preocupat |
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