distressed

/dɪstɹˈɛst/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
   “distressed companies need loans and technical advice”
2. generalized feeling of distress
3. suffering severe physical strain or distress
   “he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing”
4. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
   “too upset to say anything”

Synonyms for distressed

• hard-pressed
• hard put
• in a bad way
• troubled
• dysphoric
• unhappy
• stressed
• disquieted
• disturbed
• upset
• worried

Words that rhyme with distressed

• rest
• test
• digest
• west
• best
• nest
• breast
• crest
• northwest
• quest
• southwest
• vest
• arrest
• blessed
• protest
• invest
• manifest
• request
• attest
• chest
• divest
• dressed
• guest
• jest
• pest
• suggest
• compressed
• depressed
• infest
• professed