Definition of distressed Distressed

/dɪstɹɛˈst/ - [distrest] - dis•tressed

We found 11 definitions of distressed from 5 different sources.

What does distressed mean?

Adjective
distressed - facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "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"; "found themselves in a bad way financially"
		hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad way
distressed - generalized feeling of distress
		dysphoric, unhappy
		dejected affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"
		unhappy experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad"
distressed - suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing"
		stressed
distressed - afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "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"
		disquieted, disturbed, upset, worried