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hard-pressed
hard-pressed (härd′prĕst′)adj. Experiencing great difficulty or distress: financially hard-pressed.hard-pressed adj 1. in difficulties; struggling: the swimmer was hard-pressed; he was hard-pressed to get the work done on time. 2. subject to severe competition 3. subject to severe attack 4. closely pursued hard-pressed (ˈhɑrdˈprɛst)
adj. heavily burdened or oppressed. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | hard-pressed - 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"distressed, hard put, in a bad waytroubled - characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers" |
hard-pressed1.adjective under pressure, pushed (informal), harried, in difficulties, up against it (informal), with your back to the wall Hard-pressed consumers are spending less on luxuries.1. pushed (informal), in difficulties, up against it (informal) This year the airline will be hard-pressed to make a profit.Translationshard-pressed
hard-pressedStruggling to do or accomplish something, especially because it seems impossible. You'll be hard-pressed to find a better guy than Bill. Come on—if we don't leave soon, we'll be hard-pressed to get there on time.hard pressedOverburdened, put upon, as in With all these bills to pay we find ourselves hard pressed. [c. 1800] See also: hard, presshard-pressed
Related to hard-pressed: in earnest, laid up, refer toSynonyms for hard-pressedadj under pressureSynonyms- under pressure
- pushed
- harried
- in difficulties
- up against it
- with your back to the wall
adj pushedSynonyms- pushed
- in difficulties
- up against it
Synonyms for hard-pressedadj facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficultySynonyms- distressed
- hard put
- in a bad way
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