- distressed, hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad way, in trouble - 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"
Antonym: untroubled (indirect, via troubled)
- dysphoric, distressed, unhappy - generalized feeling of distress
- stressed, distressed, in a bad way - 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"
Antonym: untroubled (indirect, via troubled)
- disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worried - 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"
Antonym: untroubled (indirect, via troubled)
- distress - cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"
--1 is one way to disturb, upset, trouble
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun distress1
The bad news will distress him