| ADJECTIVE | all | distressed, hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad way | facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abreast ... zest: 76 rhymes with ehst... | |
| Meaning | facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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