Adjective
1. facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty;
"the troubled car industry""distressed companies need loans and technical advice""financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices""we were hard put to meet the mortgage paymentng""it was apparent that the magazine was in trouble""found themselves in a bad way financially"2. generalized feeling of distress
3. suffering severe physical strain or distress;
"he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing""the victim was in a bad way and needed immediate attention"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"