simple past tense and past participle of distress
"The storm distressed our small boat, leaving it drifting helplessly in the dark ocean."
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"
generalized feeling of distress
"After years of financial instability, she finally felt a profound sense of distressed after losing her savings in the market crash."
suffering severe physical strain or distress
"he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing"
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"
anxious or uneasy
"She looked distressed when she realized she had left her wallet at home."