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generalized feeling of distress
Synonym: dysphoric unhappy
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afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
e.g. too upset to say anything
e.g. spent many disquieted moments
e.g. distressed about her son's leaving home
e.g. lapsed into disturbed sleep
e.g. worried parents
e.g. a worried frown
e.g. one last worried check of the sleeping children
Synonym: disquieted disturbed upset worried
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facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
e.g. distressed companies need loans and technical advice
e.g. financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices
e.g. we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment
e.g. found themselves in a bad way financially
Synonym: hard-pressed hard put in a bad way(p)
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suffering severe physical strain or distress
e.g. he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing
Synonym: stressed