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[syn: distressed, hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad way(p)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
hard-pressed \hard-pressed\ adj.
facing or experiencing trouble or difficulty; as, financially
hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices; they
were hard-pressed to find a substitute on short notice; --
see distressed[1].
Syn: distressed, hard put, in a bad way(predicate), in
trouble(predicate).
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hard-pressed
adj 1: 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"
[syn: distressed, hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad
way(p)]