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Meaning: Facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty Synonyms: hard-pressed; hard put; distressed; in a bad way Context examples: distressed companies need loans and technical advice / financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices / we were hard put to meet the mortgage paymentng / it was apparent that the magazine was in trouble / found themselves in a bad way financially Similar: troubled (characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need)
Meaning: Generalized feeling of distress Synonyms: dysphoric; distressed; unhappy Also: dejected (affected or marked by low spirits) unhappy (experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent)
Meaning: Suffering severe physical strain or distress Synonyms: in a bad way; stressed; distressed Context examples: he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing / the victim was in a bad way and needed immediate attention Similar: troubled (characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need)
Meaning: Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief Synonyms: worried; upset; disquieted; disturbed; distressed Context examples: 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 Similar: troubled (characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need)  "The road to hell is paved with good intentions." (English proverb) "A people without a history is like the wind over buffalo grass." (Native American proverb, Sioux) "Maybe he wanted to throw himself in the well, would you follow?" (Armenian proverb) "He who studies does not waste his time." (Corsican proverb) Useful links: What does troubled mean? dejected definition What does troubled mean? unhappy definition What does troubled mean?
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