DISTRESSED
Scrabble letter values: D2I1S1T1R1E1S1S1E1D2 = 12
Definition
- adjective facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty. — synonyms: hard-pressed, hard_put, in_a_bad_way(p)
- adjective generalized feeling of distress. — synonyms: dysphoric, unhappy
- adjective suffering severe physical strain or distress. — synonyms: stressed
- adjective afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief. — synonyms: disquieted, disturbed, upset, worried
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 payment”