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verb : DISTRESSED
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship ;
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2. (
) cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother" ;
Adjective : DISTRESSED
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) 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" ;
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2. (
) generalized feeling of distress ;
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3. (
) suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing" ;
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4. (
) 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" ;
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