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Synonyms
distressed, hard put, in a bad way(p)
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Local English word record
hard-pressed
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
Practice this wordExamples
- 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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This page uses the locally materialized K5English vocabulary cohort. WordNet, where present, is enrichment only and does not determine K-5 admission.