Read the dictionary definition of distressed. All definitions for this word.
1. generalized feeling of distress
2. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
1. too upset to say anything
2. spent many disquieted moments
3. distressed about her son's leaving home
4. lapsed into disturbed sleep
5. worried parents
6. a worried frown
7. one last worried check of the sleeping children
3. facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
1. distressed companies need loans and technical advice
2. financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices
3. we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment
4. found themselves in a bad way financially
4. suffering severe physical strain or distress
1. he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing